Welcome to Pittsville ...

Pittsville is located in Venango County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Pittsville is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Pittsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pittsville - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pittsville ...

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

• Oil City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Clarion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Knox
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Stoneboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <4>
• Rimersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <4>
• Harrisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
• Parker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <4>
• Polk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 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 Pittsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittsville ...

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

Adding Pittsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pittsville post office opened in 1861.

We also found Pittsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/