Pitman,_Pennsylvania

Pitman, Pennsylvania

Pitman, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Pitman is a small, unincorporated community that is located in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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The village center lies on state route 4022 and includes approximately twenty-five residences.

History

The earliest settlements in the vicinity of Pitman were established circa 1800. The village was originally known as Zimmermanstown.[2]

Geography

Pitman is located in the far eastern end of the Mahantongo valley where Mahantango Mountain and Line Mountain meet. The Little Mahantango Creek, a tributary within the Susquehanna River basin, begins in the vicinity of Pitman and flows westward into Mahantango Creek.

Notable features

Agriculture is the primary industry.

A U.S. Post Office is located in the village. Because the 17964 postal code extends over nearly all of Eldred Township, area residents refer to the entire township as Pitman.

  • Post Office.
  • St. James Lutheran Church.

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pitman, Pennsylvania
  2. [2]
    ”History of Schuylkill County”. W.W. Munsell and Co., 1881
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