Welcome to Pittman ...
So far, we found very little information about Pittman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pittman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pittman, please Contact Us.
Pittman would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pittman is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Pittman was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Pittman was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Pittman ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pittman - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Florida (2), Georgia, Mississippi (2), Nevada and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pittman.
Communities near Pittman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pittman.
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doniphan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Neelyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reyno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Maynard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Biggers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Knobel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- McDougal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 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 Pittman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pittman. 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 Pittman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittman. See our Newspapers Page for Pittman.
Adding Pittman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pittman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pittman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pittman post office opened in 1839. The Pittman post office closed in 1872.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittman.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Pittman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Pittman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |