Welcome to Pike County, KY

History and Genealogy

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County History

County Courthouse

Pike County was founded on December 19, 1821.
The county was named for General Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered Pikes Peak.
Between 1860 and 1891 the Hatfield-McCoy feud raged in Pike and in bordering Mingo County, West Virginia.
Pike is Kentucky's largest county in terms of land area.
Its county seat is Pikeville.

Online Data

Biographies	Births
Cemeteries	Census
Church Histories/ Records	City County Records
Court Records	Deaths
Family Bibles	Hatfield ~ McCoy Feud
Marriages	Military
Newspapers	Obituaries
Surnames	Wills/Legal Records
Website Updates: Marriage Announcements page added: Cemeteries added - 2023 Cities page added

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Surrounding Counties

* Martin County (north)
* Mingo County, West Virginia (east)
* Buchanan County, Virginia (southeast)
* Dickenson County, Virginia & Wise County, Virginia (south)
* Letcher County & Knott County (southwest)
* Floyd County (west)

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