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Pike County is located on the highlands between the Illinois River, which forms its eastern border, and the Mississippi River, which borders Missouri. It has two interstate highways, I-72 , with bridges spanning both rivers to enter the county, and I-172 which extends about 300 feet (91 m) into the county to its intersection with I-72.
Barry Historic District is a historic district comprising the commercial and older residential areas of Barry, Pike County, Illinois. Barry was founded as an agricultural community in the 1830s, and most of its development took place between its founding and the Civil War. The city's commercial core, however, was mainly built in 1894 after a ...
The state of Illinois acquired 860 acres (350 ha) of the area in and around Napoleon Hollow in 1970, dedicating the land to hunting as the Pike County Conservation Area. The conservation area was enlarged by a further 280 acres (110 ha) in 1988.
Free Frank McWorter purchased a 160-acre tract in Pike County, Illinois in 1830 and settled with his family in 1831. [3] McWorter founded a town, which he thought might benefit from increasing commerce in Illinois due to the planned Illinois and Michigan Canal. He purchased the 80-acre tract from the federal government in 1835. [3]
Location of Pike County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pike County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
Transportation in Pike County, Illinois (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Pike County, Illinois" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Griggsville Township is located in Pike County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,430 and it contained 671 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,430 and it contained 671 housing units.
Chambersburg is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Illinois, United States. [1] See also. List of unincorporated communities in Illinois; Notes and references