Pittsburg is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Van Buren County,

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, United States. It is located at 40.75639ºN and 91.99167ºW.

History

Pittsburg was laid out in 1839, and it was originally known as Rising Sun. It was named in honor of

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

. Pittsburg's population was 80 in 1925.

Geography

Pittsburg is located at (40.75639, -91.99167).

Notable person

Phil Stong was born in Pittsburg on January 27, 1899

References

Unincorporated communities in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Van Buren County, Iowa 1839 establishments in Iowa Territory Populated places established in 1839 {{VanBurenCountyIA-geo-stub