Communities in Pike County, Illinois, USA

• Atlas - Oldest town in county; county seat from 1824-1833. Home to Brigham Young for seven weeks.
• Barry - Turn-of-the century architecture; three-day apple festival in the fall.
• Baylis - You may see an old linotype machine in operation at the Guide Printery.
• Chambersburg - The county's largest non-incorporated village and they still have a usable town spring!
• Detroit - See the remains of an 1880 two-story brick school and a general store.
• East Hannibal - Devastated by the great flood of '93, the area may be converted to recreational and conservation purposes.
• El Dara - Named for the Mexican town of Eldora; see original church buildings built in 1854 and 1876.
• Fish Hook - Considered the hometown of Robert Earl Hughes who was considered the biggest man in the world.
• Florence - Located on the Illinois River near one of only three lift span bridges in operation in Illinois.
• Griggsville - The Purple Martin Capital of the nation; an apple-producing area which celebrates each fall with an Apple Festival.
• Hull - People here are rebuilding after being under water during the Great Flood of '93.
• Kinderhook - Chosen in 1993 as having one of the twelve most unique post offices in the US.
• Milton - Milton's bandstand has survived and is the center of town celebrations even now.
• Nebo - Located in the scenic lower Bay Creek valley, Nebo celebrates the 1911 landing of the Vin Fiz with an annual festival.
• New Canton - The Great River Road passes directly through town. You can see cider and apple butter being made the weekend of Fall Color Drive and Open House.
• New Hartford - Another Pike County apple town, it has a farm market open all year.
• New Philadelphia - Historic town started by Free Frank
• New Salem - This neat pretty village has an old bandstand in the park and old millstones north of the park.
• Pearl - A scenic railroad and river boom town early in the 20th century. Prior to days of plastic, there were five pearl button factories there.
• Perry - Originally called Boonesville, the town was platted and registered by Daniel Boone's great-nephew Edward Boone Scholl.
• Pittsfield - County Seat - Pike's county seat since 1833. Some buildings and homes date back to late 1890's; craft stores shopping plazas parks and a Fall Festival.
• Pleasant Hill - Located on the Great River Road and home to the Pike-Calhoun Genealogical Society.
• Rockport - Has had four grist mills on the same site , the first built in 1830 and burned in 1846. Two other mills were built and lost to fires, the last was built in 1867-68.
• Summer Hill - Back in drive-in movie days Summer Hill had the only drive-in theater in Pike County (still operating summer 1998).
• Time - Second smallest incorporated town in Illinois-population 36. An old two-story bandstand stands in the park.
• Valley City - Smallest incorporated town in Illinois with a population of 23. Scenic Napolean Hollow south of town is part of the 800 acre Pike Co. Conservation area.