Welcome to Pitcairn ...
Pitcairn is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitcairn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
Pitcairn is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pitcairn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pitcairn: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Pitcairn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pitcairn - they are located in North Dakota and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pitcairn.
Communities near Pitcairn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pitcairn.
- Gouverneur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
- Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
- Antwerp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
- Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
- Edwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
- Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
- Richville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
- Jayville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lake Bonaparte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
- Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
- South Edwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
- South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Talcville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Coffins Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
- Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Pitcairn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pitcairn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pitcairn. 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 Pitcairn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitcairn. See our Newspapers Page for Pitcairn.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pitcairn ...
Looking for more information about Pitcairn? 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 Pitcairn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pitcairn.
Adding Pitcairn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Pitcairn post office opened in 1840.
We also found Pitcairn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitcairn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pitcairn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pitcairn - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Pitcairn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Pitcairn 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |