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)
Total Population 1850
637
Total Population 1860
2137
Free Black Population 1850
2
Latitude
39.637442
Longitude
-90.761412
Type
City or Town
County
Pike
State
Illinois