Pittsburg, Missouri

Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately ten miles south of Hermitage on Route 64. The community lies on the shores of Pomme de Terre Lake.

History

A post office called Pittsburg has been in operation since 1846.[2] Pittsburg was named for the Pitts family of early settlers.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pittsburg, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 173.


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