Pike County

Pike County is the name of ten counties in the United States:

  • Pike County, Alabama
  • Pike County, Arkansas
  • Pike County, Georgia
  • Pike County, Illinois
  • Pike County, Indiana
  • Pike County, Kentucky
  • Pike County, Mississippi
  • Pike County, Missouri
  • Pike County, Ohio
  • Pike County, Pennsylvania

All were named to honor Zebulon Pike.

Famous quotes containing the words pike and/or county:

    “Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an
    armed robber, with a pike in his hand.”
    —Petrarch (1304–1374)

    “But I would say to my fellows, once for all, As long as possible live free and uncommitted. It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)