Welcome to Pittsfield (aka 'Pittsfield Village') ...

Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Pittsfield is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pittsfield is within the (734) area code.

The community of Pittsfield has also been called Pittsfield Village.

Communities Also Named Pittsfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pittsfield - they are located in Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pittsfield ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <4>
• Westland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <4>
• Romulus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
  • Romulus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <4>
• Ypsilanti
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <4>
• Wayne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
• South Lyon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
  • South Lyon is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <4>
• Saline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <4>
• Plymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Tecumseh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <4>
• Milan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <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 Pittsfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittsfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittsfield ...

Looking for more information about Pittsfield? 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 Pittsfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pittsfield.

Adding Pittsfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pittsfield post office opened in 1836.

We also found Pittsfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washtenaw County: www.ewashtenaw.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/