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Welcome to Pitzer ...

Pitzer is located in Madison County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Pitzer, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitzer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Pitzer is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Pitzer ...

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

  • Adel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Adel is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <5>
  • Winterset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Stuart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
  • Earlham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
    • Earlham is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <5>
  • Van Meter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • DeSoto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Redfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dexter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Casey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
    • Casey is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <5>

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 Pitzer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pitzer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pitzer ...

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

Adding Pitzer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pitzer 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 Pitzer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pitzer post office opened in 1889.

We also found Pitzer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitzer.

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncoia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pitzer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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