Welcome to Pittsville ...

Pittsville is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Pittsville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pittsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pittsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pittsville - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pittsville ...

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

• Blue Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
• Warrensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
  • Warrensburg is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <4>
• Grain Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
  • Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Oak Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Odessa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Holden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <4>
• Lake Lotawana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lotawana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lotawana
  • Lake Lotawana is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lotawana <4>
• Lone Jack
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Jack
  • Lone Jack is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Jack <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 Pittsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittsville ...

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

Adding Pittsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pittsville post office opened in 1860.

We also found Pittsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.jococourthouse.com

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/