Welcome to Pitcher ...

Pitcher is located in Callaway County<1>.

The location of Pitcher has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitcher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Pitcher is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pitcher lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pitcher lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Pitcher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pitcher - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Pitcher ...

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

• Jefferson City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
  • Jefferson City has also been known as:
  • Jeff City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Fulton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Holts Summit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
  • Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <4>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Linn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
• Taos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
  • Taos is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
• Auxvasse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <4>
• New Bloomfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <4>
• Chamois
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamois
  • Chamois is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamois <4>
• Lake Mykee Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mykee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
  • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 351 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 Pitcher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pitcher.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pitcher ...

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

Adding Pitcher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pitcher 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 Pitcher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pitcher post office opened in 1897.

We also found Pitcher on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitcher.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pitcher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/