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>.
The location of Pittman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Pittman was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Pittman would have been located in the (870) area code.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <5>
- Doniphan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <5>
- Naylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Neelyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
- Neelyville is located in Butler County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <5>
- Reyno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Maynard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Biggers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Knobel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - McDougal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- 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 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.
We also found Pittman in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |