- Name
- Pike
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- Alternate names
- Pike (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 31.817°N 85.95°W
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- Located in
- Alabama, United States (1821 - )
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- See also
- Barbour, Alabama, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Bullock, Alabama, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Butler, Alabama, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Crenshaw, Alabama, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Henry, Alabama, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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Larger map
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- Inhabited place
- Allred
- Ansley
- Antioch
- Baltic
- Banks
- Briar Hill
- Brundidge
- Buckhorn
- Catalpa
- Centre Ridge
- China Grove
- Colina
- Curry
- Dogwood Acres
- Dunn
- Enon
- Good Hope
- Goshen
- Hallsville
- Hamilton Crossroads
- Henderson
- Hephzibah
- Jonesville
- Josie
- Kent
- Lees Park
- Lewis
- Line
- Linwood
- Little Oak
- Logton
- McClure Town
- Meeksville
- Monticello
- Mossy Grove Estates
- Mossy Grove Village
- Mossy Grove
- Needmore
- Olustee
- Orion
- Palmyra
- Pleasant Ridge
- Pronto
- Richland
- Saco
- Sanders Hill
- Sandfield
- Shady Grove
- Shellhorn
- Shiloh
- Spring Hill
- Stills Crossroads
- Tarentum
- Tennille
- Thomas Crossroad
- Troy
- Wingard
- Youngblood
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Pike County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. As of 2000 the population was 29,605. Local legend claims that the original county name of Zebulon was abandoned when the founders had trouble making the letter "Z". Its county seat is Troy.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Pike County was established on December 17, 1821.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 7,108
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| 1840 | 10,108
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| 1850 | 15,920
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| 1860 | 24,435
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| 1870 | 17,423
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| 1880 | 20,640
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| 1890 | 24,423
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| 1900 | 29,172
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| 1910 | 30,815
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| 1920 | 31,631
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| 1930 | 32,240
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| 1940 | 32,493
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| 1950 | 30,608
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| 1960 | 25,987
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| 1970 | 25,038
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| 1980 | 28,050
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| 1990 | 27,595
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Research Tips
A logical place to begin the research of your Pike County ancestors is the Troy Public Library. They have a significant genealogical collection. Location and contact information is:
300 North Three Notch St.
Troy, AL 36081 Troy, AL 36801
Phone Number: 3345661314
At the date of this edit, the library link wasn't working.
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