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Welcome to Pitts ...

Pitts is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitts, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Pitts is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pitts: 601 & 769<3>

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), Kentucky, 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.

  • McComb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tylertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Osyka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Holmesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Chatawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • McElveen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McElveen is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
  • Topisaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw

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 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 Pitts was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, 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>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Pitts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Pitts area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.