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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Pike County, Indiana.

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Established in 1816, Pike County was named for Zebulon Pike, famous for his Pike Expedition of 1806 – 1807, exploring the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike commanded the 4th Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He was killed as a brigadier general during the War of 1812 after his men had captured York (now Toronto), Canada.

Adjacent Counties

Cities, Towns & Townships

  • Clay
  • Jefferson
  • Lockhart
  • Logan
  • Madison
  • Marion
  • Monroe
  • Patoka
  • Petersburg (County Seat)
  • Spurgeon
  • Washington
  • Winslow

For a complete list of counties, please see Wikipedia.

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Pike County Gen Web

Roots Web

IN Gen Web

RAOGK

Family Bibles of Pike County

New Horizons Genealogy

Forebears.io



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