Annotations
PITSFIELD, p-v., capital of Pike co. Ill., 70 w. s. w. Springfield, 850 W. Situated on elevated ground, midway between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. It contains a court house, jail, 5 stores, various mechanic shops, and about 200 inhabitants. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1843)
PITTSFIELD, A neat thriving post village, capital of Pike county, on a prairie, 70 miles west by south from Springfield. It is surrounded by a rich fanning country, diversified by prairies and timbered lands. It contains a court house, several churches, and two newspaper offices. Population, about 1,200. S.L. Crane, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Demographic
Total Population 1850
637
Total Population 1860
2137
Free Black Population 1850
2
Geographic
Latitude
39.637442
Longitude
-90.761412
Type
City or Town
County
Pike
State
Illinois