Headnote
PIKE COUNTY, situated in the east part of Kentucky, with Big Sandy river on the northeast. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, hilly. Seat of justice, Piketon. Pop. in 1830, 2,677; in 1840, 3,567; in 1850, 5,365. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Pike County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PIKE COUNTY, situated in the east part of Kentucky, with Big Sandy river on the northeast. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, hilly. Seat of justice, Piketon. Pop. in 1830, 2,677; in 1840, 3,567; in 1850, 5,365.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 291.
Name Type
Pikesville, KY City or Town
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