Do you know of Pittston ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Pittston. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Pittston.<1>

Our sources for Pittston (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Pittston other than they indicate that Pittston would be found somewhere in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1907.

Communities Also Named Pittston ...

We found three communities that share the name Pittston.

Within Virginia, the name Pittston is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Kennebec County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Pittston [Kennebec County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Pittston.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Luzerne County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pittston [Luzerne County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Pittston ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Pittston:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Pittston - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Pittston.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/62904   (Place Name: Pittston)

County: Pittsylvania     (FIPS State/County: 51/143)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Pittston) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Pittsylvania County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Pittsylvania County.