Pittsburg is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County,

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. It is part of the

Lafayette, Indiana Lafayette ( , ) is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, whi ...

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History

Pittsburg was laid out in 1836. A post office was established at Pittsburg in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915. The name of the post office was officially spelled Pittsburgh until 1894. It was likely named after

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Geography

Pittsburg is located at , on the west side of the

Wabash River The Wabash River (French: Ouabache) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 river that drains most of the state of Indiana in the United States. It flows from ...

across from the town of Delphi.

U.S. Route 421 U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...

/ State Road 39 passes through town on Monroe Street. Image:Pittsburg,_Indiana.png, The corner of Washington and Howard. Image:Pittsburg_Indiana_marker.png, The town's historical marker. Image:Pittsburg_Indiana_spring.png, Pittsburg's spring.

References

Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, Indiana Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana 1836 establishments in Indiana Populated places established in 1836 {{CarrollCountyIN-geo-stub