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Welcome to Pitts ...

Pitts is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitts, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Pitts is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pitts: 606

Communities Also Named Pitts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Pitts - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Pitts ...

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

  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Irvine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Beattyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Camargo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ravenna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Campton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Furnace is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pitts ...

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

Adding Pitts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pitts 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 (so far) for Pitts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pitts post office opened in 1912. The Pitts post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pitts - 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>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/