Name derivation: Named in honor of Zebulon Pike, who discovered (but did not name) Pike's Peak on a western expedition through the Louisiana Purchase. He died during the battle of York (Toronto) in the War of 1812.
Acquisition: Creek Cession of January 8, 1821
Taken from: Monroe County, Georgia
Counties created from: Lamar County, Georgia, Spalding County, Georgia, Upson County, Georgia
Cities:
Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Pike County, Georgia
Pike County, Georgia, links