Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pittsburg | |
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 Carroll County's location in Indiana | |
  Pittsburg Location in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′39″N 86°42′12″W / 40.59417°N 86.70333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Township | Tippecanoe |
| Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
| ZIP code | 46923 |
| FIPS code | 18-60210[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830325[1] |
History
editPittsburg was laid out in 1836.[3] A post office was established at Pittsburg in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915. The name of the post office was officially spelled Pittsburgh until 1894.[4]
It was likely named after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[5]
Geography
editPittsburg is located on the west side of the Wabash River across from the town of Delphi. U.S. Route 421/State Road 39 passes through town on Monroe Street.
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The corner of Washington and Howard. -
The town's historical marker. -
Pittsburg's spring.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pittsburg, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 87.
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and probably named for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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