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Welcome to Pittsburg Landing ...

Pittsburg Landing is located in Hardin County<1>.


The location of Pittsburg Landing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsburg Landing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Pittsburg Landing: Pittsburg Lndg. (or less commonly used: Pittsburg Lndng.)

Pittsburg Landing is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pittsburg Landing is within the boundaries of the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Pittsburg Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pittsburg Landing - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Pittsburg Landing ...

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

  • Tulu
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
    • Tulu is located in McNairy County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
  • Corinth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
  • Savannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Swift
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Selmer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
    • Selmer is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <4>
  • Belle Meade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
    • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
  • Adamsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Crump
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Crump is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <4>
  • Bethel Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
    • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittsburg Landing ...

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

Adding Pittsburg Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pittsburg Landing post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsburg Landing.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittsburg Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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