Pittsburg, Oregon

Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. Pittsburg is located on the Nehalem River near its confluence with the East Fork Nehalem River. The Scappose-Vernonia road and the St. Helens-Pittsburg road join Oregon Route 47 near Pittsburg.[2] Pittsburg's elevation is 584 feet (178 m).[1]

Pittsburg, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Building in Pittsburg
Pittsburg
Location within the state of Oregon
Pittsburg
Pittsburg (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°54′3″N 123°9′4″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyColumbia
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97064
Area code(s)503 and 971
GNIS feature ID1125453[1]

Pittsburg was named by early area resident Peter Brous, who settled there in 1879 and built a sawmill and a gristmill.[3] Brous named the community for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, having formerly lived in that state.[3] The Oregon post office was established with the name "Pittsburgh" on April 17, 1879, with Brous as the postmaster.[3] The name was changed to "Pittsburg" in 1892 and the post office was discontinued in 1908.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pittsburg
  2. Oregon Transportation Map: Columbia County
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 767–768. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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