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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.
North of Interstate 72 just west of the Illinois River [5 39°41′15″N 90°39′08″W / 39.68750°N 90.65222°W / 39.68750; -90.65222 ( Naples Griggsville
Pittsfield Township is located in Pike County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,477 and it contained 1,982 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,477 and it contained 1,982 housing units.
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Milton is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 271 at the 2010 census, a decline from 274 in 2000. The population was 271 at the 2010 census, a decline from 274 in 2000.
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]
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.
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 ...