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Welcome to Pittville ...

Pittville is primarily located in Lassen County<1>. A portion of Pittville extends into Shasta County.

Pittville was established in 1873.

Pittville is 3,280 feet [1,000 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pittville is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Pittville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pittville: 530

Communities Also Named Pittville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pittville - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Pittville ...

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

  • Fall River Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
    • Former names for Glenburn:
    • Burgettville
    • Swasey
  • Nubieber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alfa ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
    • Alfa is located in Shasta County
  • Bieber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Dana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Pumpkin Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cassel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lookout
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
    • Cayton is located in Shasta 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 Pittville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittville ...

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

Adding Pittville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pittville 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 Pittville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Lassen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.