Headnote
PIKE COUNTY, situated in the southwest part of Indiana, with White river on the north. Area, 325 square miles. Seat of justice, Petersburgh. Pop. in 1820, 1,472; in 1830, 2,464; in 1840, 4,769; in 1850, 7,720. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Pike County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PIKE COUNTY, situated in the southwest part of Indiana, with White river on the north. Area, 325 square miles. Seat of justice, Petersburgh. Pop. in 1820, 1,472; in 1830, 2,464; in 1840, 4,769; in 1850, 7,720.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 291.
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