Welcome to Pittman ...

Pittman is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Pittman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Pittman is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pittman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Pittman: (352)

Communities Also Named Pittman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Pittman: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Holmes County.

Beyond Florida, there are 9 communities that are also named Pittman - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi (2), Nevada and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pittman.

Communities near Pittman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pittman.

• Leesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Eustis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <4>
• Tavares
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavares
  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <4>
• Lady Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
  • Lady Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <4>
• Mount Dora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Fruitland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
  • Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <4>
• Umatilla
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <4>
• Pierson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Pierson is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <4>
• Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
  • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village is located in Lake County
• Paisley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
  • Paisley is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paisley <4>

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 Pittman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pittman. 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 Pittman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittman. See our Newspapers Page for Pittman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittman ...

Looking for more information about Pittman? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pittman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pittman.

Adding Pittman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pittman 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 Pittman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pittman post office opened in 1884.

We also found Pittman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pittman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/