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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Pittman (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pittman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pittman is located in Fayette County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.

Below are the counties that are near Pittman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pittman:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Pittman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittman, with the one closest to Pittman listed first.
    • Clifftop
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hilton Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
      • Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
    • Maywood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Fayette County
    • Bellwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Fayette County
    • Meadow Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
      • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Rush Run ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
      • Rush Run is located in Fayette County
    • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
      • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
      • Stonecliff has also been known as:
      • Stone Cliff
    • Lookout
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Keeneys Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeneys Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
      • Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Spring Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
      • Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
    • Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
      • Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
      • Sewell Knob has also been known as:
      • Swell Knob
    • Thurmond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenbrier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittman, with the one closest to Pittman listed first.
    • Rainelle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • McRoss
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
      • McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
    • Charmco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
      • Hines is located in Greenbrier County
    • Orient Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
      • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
    • Rupert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Greenbrier County
    • Crichton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
      • Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
    • Quinwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
      • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Crawley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kieffer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
      • Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
    • Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
      • Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittman, with the one closest to Pittman listed first.
    • Carbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Kanawha County
    • Handley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
      • Handley is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Acme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Kanawha County
    • Eskdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
      • Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
    • Hollygrove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
      • Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
      • Hollygrove has also been known as:
      • Hollygrove Station
      • Hudnall
    • Pratt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Monroe County
    • Wolfcreek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
      • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittman, with the one closest to Pittman listed first.
    • Runa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
      • Runa is located in Nicholas County
    • Snow Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
    • Carl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Nicholas County
    • Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaser Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
      • Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
    • Morrison ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Nicholas County
    • Odell Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
      • Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
      • Odell Town has also been known as:
      • Odell
    • Tolbert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
      • Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
    • Summersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Zela
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
      • Zela is located in Nicholas County
    • Nettie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Glen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
      • Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
    • Donald
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Nicholas County
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittman, with the one closest to Pittman listed first.
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Raleigh County
    • Terry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
      • Terry is located in Raleigh County
    • Piney View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
      • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
    • Stanaford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
      • Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
    • Bradley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Raleigh County
    • Clifftop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
      • Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
    • White Stick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
      • White Stick is located in Raleigh County
    • Prosperity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
      • Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
    • Skelton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
      • Skelton is located in Raleigh County
    • Beaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Daniels
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Daniels is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <1>
    • Sprague
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in Raleigh County
  • Summers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittman, with the one closest to Pittman listed first.
    • Sandstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jumping Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
      • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
    • Bellepoint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
      • Bellepoint is located in Summers County
    • Nimitz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
      • Nimitz is located in Summers County
    • Talcott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bargers Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bargers Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
      • Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
    • Buck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
      • Buck is located in Summers County
    • True
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for True have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County
    • Forest Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pipestem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pittman, see our County-by-County Page for Pittman.

Newspapers Published in Pittman ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pittman, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pittman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pittman:

Cemeteries Near Pittman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pittman.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pittman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pittman, with the one closest to Pittman listed first.

  • Smailes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smailes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smailes Cemetery
  • Shuck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuck Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Layland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Layland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chestnut Knob Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layland Cemetery
  • Amick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amick Cemetery
  • Tyree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyree Cemetery
  • Goddard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goddard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goddard Cemetery
  • Rider Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rider Cemetery
  • Beechnut Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Patton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
  • White Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...
    • Wickline Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wickline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wickline Cemetery
    • Jennette Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • William Thomas Lowry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the William Thomas Lowry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Thomas Lowry Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Pittman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pittman.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pittman, with the one closest to Pittman listed first.

  • Clifftop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ravenseye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenseye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenseye
    • Ravenseye is located in Fayette County
  • Crickmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crickmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crickmer
    • Crickmer is located in Fayette County
  • Maywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Maywood is located in Fayette County
  • Fire Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
    • Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Sewell ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
    • Sewell is located in Fayette County
  • East Sewell ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
    • East Sewell is located in Fayette County
  • Beury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beury
    • Beury is located in Fayette County
  • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
    • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
    • Stonecliff has also been known as:
    • Stone Cliff
  • Claremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Fayette County
  • Alaska ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Alaska is located in Fayette County
  • Caperton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caperton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton
    • Caperton is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rush Run ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
      • Rush Run is located in Fayette County
    • Lookout
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
      • Spring Dale is located in Fayette County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pittman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pittman.

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 State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pittman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9557, Longitude: -80.9209       In this case, the coordinates for Pittman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pittman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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