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Pike County has 831.4 square miles of land in Illinois. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Pike County: River Hills, Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain, Western Dissected Illinoian Till Plain.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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Courthouse, Pike County, Illinois. Is part of the NRHP-listed Pittsfield Historic District.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Courthouse, Pike County, Illinois. Is part of the NRHP-listed Pittsfield Historic District.

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THE SETTINGRiver Hills
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS42 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Pike County on the map

THE PIKE COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
River Hills setting.

Pike County has 831.4 square miles of land in Illinois. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Pike County: River Hills, Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain, Western Dissected Illinoian Till Plain.

Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.

Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Pike County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. River Hills60.4%
  2. Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain25.9%
  3. Western Dissected Illinoian Till Plain13.7%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Pike County

The atlas lists 42 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Pike County, including Atlas, Pleasant Vale, Barry. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Pike County

Pike County by land and water

The Census records 17.5 square miles of water within Pike County, or 2.1% of its total area. That share is close to Pike County’s 2.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Pike County has 22 times the land area of nearby Pittsfield township (37.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Adams County, Brown County, Calhoun County, Greene County, Morgan County, Scott County within Illinois. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Pike County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Pike County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Pike County. The county includes 42 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the River Hills setting

River Hills belongs to Interior River Valleys and Hills. Does the parcel occupy a river terrace, bottomland or upland slope, and what existing drainage and road-access records are available?

03

Check the route, beyond Pittsfield

Pittsfield is 1.5 miles east of the Pike County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Pike County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON PIKE COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 39.6251° N, 90.8890° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Pike County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Pike County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

River Hills

Explore the agency mapping behind the Interior River Valleys and Hills context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Illinois landowner resources

Illinois floodplain resources

DNR guidance linking to official flood maps and Illinois mapping resources.

Illinois mine permit map

DNR map for researching mine-permit locations and related mining context.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Pike County.

Pittsfield lies about 1.5 miles east of Pike County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Pike County in context

NSEWPittsfield · 1.5 miles1Derry · 4.5 miles2Pittsfield · 4.5 miles3El Dara · 5.5 miles4New Salem · 6 miles5New Salem · 6.1 miles6OUTER RING: 6.1 MILES
  1. 1
    Pittsfield1.5 mi · legal township
  2. 2
    Derry4.5 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Pittsfield4.5 mi · city
  4. 4
    El Dara5.5 mi · village
  5. 5
    New Salem6 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    New Salem6.1 mi · village
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Illinois; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Atlaslegal township
Barrycity
Barrylegal township
Baylisvillage
Chambersburglegal township
Cincinnatilegal township
Derrylegal township
Detroitlegal township
Detroitvillage
El Daravillage
Fairmountlegal township
Flintlegal township
Florencevillage
Griggsvillecity
Griggsvillelegal township
Hadleylegal township
Hardinlegal township
Hullvillage
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Pike County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Pike County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Pike County. Pike County’s 831.4 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does River Hills describe all of Pike County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; River Hills is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Pittsfield as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 1.5 miles east of Pike County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Pike County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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