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Welcome to Pigeon Forge ...The city of Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County<1>. The location of Pigeon Forge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Pigeon Forge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Pigeon Forge has a population of 6,263 people<3> (see below for details). Pigeon Forge is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Pigeon Forge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Pigeon Forge is within the (865) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pigeon Forge had an population of 6,263 people. This is an increase of 6.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.21% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Pigeon Forge had a population of 5,875 people (or 6.54% of the total population of Sevier County). This makes Pigeon Forge the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Pigeon Forge represents 0.09% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,875 people, the population of Pigeon Forge increased 15.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,083 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Pigeon Forge. Communities near Pigeon Forge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pigeon Forge.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pigeon Forge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pigeon Forge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pigeon Forge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeon Forge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon Forge. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pigeon Forge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pigeon Forge ...Looking for more information about Pigeon Forge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Pigeon Forge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pigeon Forge. Adding Pigeon Forge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Pigeon Forge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pigeon Forge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Pigeon Forge in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Pigeon Forge. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pigeon Forge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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