Pike County
County Offices and Business Organizations
Hospitals, Doctors and Medical
Lehigh Valley Relocation Guide
The County of Pike was separated from Wayne County on March 26,
1814. Wayne had been separated from Northhampton on March 21, 1798, and
Northhampton had been formed from part of Bucks County on March 11, 1752. Bucks
was one of the original counties created by William Penn in 1682.
When formed in 1814, Pike County included the Townships of Middle Smithfield, Delaware, Upper Smithfield, Lackawaxen and Palmyra. By the Act of April 1, 1836, a portion of Pike County was cut off to form part of Monroe County; otherwise, it's boundaries remain as they were established by the Act of 1814. It was named for Zebulon Montgomery Pike, discoverer of Pike's Peak and a General killed in the war of 1812.
The County Seat is Milford. The original Courthouse was
constructed in 1815. The present Courthouse was completed in 1874. The
administration Building was completed in 1985. The latest County facility is the
Pike County Jail which was completed in 1995.
