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Pike County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Missouri, bounded by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,516. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Its namesake was a city in middle Kentucky, a region from where many early migrants came. The county was organized December 14, 1818, and named for explorer Zebulon Pike. The folksong "Sweet Betsy from Pike" is generally thought to be associated with Pike County, Missouri.
Ashley is a census-designated place in Pike County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 161, approximately six miles south of Bowling Green.
New Hartford is an unincorporated community in southern Pike County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 161, approximately fourteen miles south of Bowling Green.
Taylor is an unincorporated community in northeastern Marion County, Missouri, United States. Taylor is located at the northern junction of U.S. Routes 24 and 61, approximately five miles west of Quincy, Illinois and eight miles north of Palmyra. The community is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Thompson's Station was established in 1860, and the name was changed to Thompson in 1883. William Tompson, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.
Thompson, MO is 7 minutes West of Mexico, MO and 14 minutes East of Centralia, MO.
Briscoe is a small unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
Batesville is an unincorporated community in eastern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located in the flatlands of southeast Missouri on Missouri Route 51 between Broseley to the south and Rossville to the north. Poplar Bluff is 8.5 miles to the northwest.
Calumet Creek is a stream in Pike County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The stream headwaters arise at 39°16′40″N91°03′01″W at an elevation of about 830 feet. The source area is about one mile east of the community of Edgewood and U.S. Route 61 and the stream flows to the northeast passing south of the community of Calumet. The stream continues to the northeast and enters the Mississippi about one mile northwest of Clarksville. The confluence is at 39°22′44″N90°55′15″W and an elevation of 449 feet.
Calumet is an unincorporated community in eastern Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes N and D about six miles southwest of Clarkesville and six miles north of Eolia. Calumet Creek flows past to the south of the community.
Cyrene is an unincorporated community in southeast Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on US Route 61 approximately six miles southeast of Bowling Green.
Edgewood is an unincorporated community in southeast Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies on Missouri Route WW one half mile esat of US Route 61. Eolia is approximately 4.5 miles to the southeast along Route 61.
Estes is an unincorporated community in southwestern Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route Y approximately eleven miles southwest of Bowling Green. The elevation of Estes is 738 feet.
Gazette is an unincorporated community in southwest Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located approximately 6.5 miles west of New Hartford. The Pike-Audrain county line is 1.3 miles to the west along Missouri Route K.
New Harmony is an unincorporated community in western Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on a county road just east of Missouri Route V about six miles east of Vandalia and four miles south-southeast of Curryville.
Peno Creek is a stream in the Pike County in northeastern Missouri. The stream headwaters are north of U. S. Route 54 just west of Bowling Green. The stream flows northwest paralleling U. S. Route 61 then passes under Route 61 south of Frankford and continues north to northeast until reaching its confluence with the Salt River just south of the Pike-Ralls county line.
Sledd is an unincorporated community in southeast Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Spencer Creek is a stream in Ralls and Pike counties of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Salt River. The stream headwaters arise in the western edge of Pike County adjacent to the south side of Missouri Route 154 about 7 miles (11 km) west of Curryville. The stream flows generally west passing about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Vandalia then turns northwest crossing under Route 154 east of Liberty Hall. The stream turns north then northeast and passes the village of Madisonville and continues roughly parallel to the boundary between Ralls and Pike counties. It enters briefly into Pike County just prior to passing under U.S. Route 61. It enters the Salt River about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of New London.
Vera is an unincorporated community in Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located 5.5 miles northeast of Bowling Green along US Route 54. Noix Creek flows past the north side of the community.
Flint Hill is an unincorporated community in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies on Camp Creek approximately one-half mile north of the Salt River. US Route 61 passes 1.5 miles to the west along Missouri Route O.
Low Wassie is an unincorporated community in eastern Shannon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. The community is located at the junction of Pike and Sycamore Creeks on Missouri Route W, approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 60.
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- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCune
- ↑ Frankford, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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Coordinates: 39°24′20″N91°14′46″W / 39.40556°N 91.24611°W
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