Atlas

Population (2010) Unincorporated Introduction Atlas is the oldest community in Pike County, founded in 1823 by Colonel William Ross, the same year it was chosen as the county seat, which was also the same year its fortunes peaked. Visitor Information Get your questions answered from

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Rockport

Population (2010) Unincorporated Visitor Information Get your questions answered from the folks at the Pike County Chamber of Commerce (217.285.2971). History Pike County’s first European resident, Ebenezer Franklin, built a home near present-day Rockport in 1820. For a while the area was known as Pecan Grove, because,

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New Canton

Population (2010) 359 Visitor Information Get your questions answered from the folks at the Pike County Chamber of Commerce (217.285.2971). History Quincy founders John Wood and Willard Keyes pitched tents in this area when they first arrived from the East, but Charles T. Brewster, Hiram Smith, and

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Hull

Population (2010) 461 Visitor Information Get your questions answered from the folks at the Pike County Chamber of Commerce (217.285.2971). History David Hull (History of Pike County) Hull’s Station was platted by David Hull, Rensellaer Sweet, and William Bridge about the time the first railroad

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