Welcome to Pitcairn ...

Pitcairn is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitcairn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Pitcairn is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pitcairn is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Pitcairn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pitcairn - they are located in North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Pitcairn ...

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

• Gouverneur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Antwerp
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Edwards
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
• Hermon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Richville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Jayville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
  • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Lake Bonaparte
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
  • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
• South Edwards
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
  • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Talcville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
  • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Coffins Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
  • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pitcairn ...

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

Adding Pitcairn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pitcairn post office opened in 1840.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitcairn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/