Pittsburg, DeKalb County, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.

An intersection in Pittsburg

Pittsburg is an unincorporated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.[1] It was named after Newton J. Pitts, the original owner of a small, concrete block country store at the intersection of Tucker-Norcross Road and Chamblee-Tucker Road, now known as the community of Pittsburg. It has a latitude of 33.88056 and a longitude of -84.21944, with an elevation of 1,060 feet (320 m). It also is on the Eastern Continental Divide, between the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf Of Mexico. The Divide takes a turn north here, towards Norcross GA.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pittsburg, DeKalb County, Georgia

External links

  • Civil War Marker at Pittsburgh
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Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Decatur
Cities
  • Atlanta‡
  • Avondale Estates
  • Brookhaven
  • Chamblee
  • Clarkston
  • Decatur
  • Doraville
  • Dunwoody
  • Lithonia
  • Pine Lake
  • Stone Mountain
  • Stonecrest
  • Tucker
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33°52′50″N 84°13′10″W / 33.88056°N 84.21944°W / 33.88056; -84.21944


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