Welcome to Pitcher Springs ...

Pitcher Springs is located in Chenango County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitcher Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for Pitcher Springs: Pitcher Spgs. (or less commonly used: Pitcher Spngs. or Pitcher Sprngs.)

Pitcher Springs is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Pitcher Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pitcher Springs, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pitcher Springs ...

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

• Cortland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Norwich
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Norwich is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <4>
• Homer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Greene
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Oxford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Sherburne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
  • Sherburne is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburne <4>
• McGraw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <4>
• Marathon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>
• Earlville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <4>
• DeRuyter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
  • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pitcher Springs ...

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

Adding Pitcher Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pitcher Springs post office opened in 1842.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitcher Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

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