On-line travel guide for the Mississippi River Valley.
Population (2010) 2,698 Introduction Cohasset is a place with a lot more land than people, but some of the places within its city limits offer great access to the Mississippi River. Visitor Information Visitors can load up on brochures and information at Visit Grand Rapids
Population (2010) 966 Visitor Information Get your questions answered from the folks at the Pike County Chamber of Commerce (217.285.2971). History Brothers Belus and Egbert Jones were among the first Europeans to move into this part of the county, arriving in 1821 when a community
Population (2010) Unincorporated Introduction Pike Station sprung up near the foot of the bridge that connects Louisiana, Missouri with rural Illinois, a small community that is even smaller today than it used to be. The first bridge crossed here in 1873. Before there was a bridge, there was a
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
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,
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
