Welcome to Pigeon ...

Pigeon is located in Roane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pigeon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Pigeon is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pigeon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Pigeon: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Pigeon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pigeon - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Pennsylvania and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pigeon.

Communities near Pigeon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pigeon.

• Spencer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Clendenin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>
• Clay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
• Valley Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
  • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
• Elkhurst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
  • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
• Hartland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Clay County
• Reamer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
  • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
• Mudfork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
  • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
• Stinson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
  • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
• Falling Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
  • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pigeon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pigeon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pigeon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon. See our Newspapers Page for Pigeon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pigeon ...

Looking for more information about Pigeon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pigeon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pigeon.

Adding Pigeon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pigeon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pigeon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pigeon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pigeon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pigeon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/