Pittsburg, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the London census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40741. It stands on Pittman Branch. The Survey maps it on the London quadrangle. It stands 1,145 feet above sea level.
On record in Pittsburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
London Tuberculosis Hospitallisted 2016 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS London quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS London quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS London quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS London quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Pittsburg between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,440 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HAZEL GREEN FIRE |
| 1 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pittsburg in 14 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Pittsburg | $50,000 | Pittsburgh School Road was closed due to flood waters. Four to 5 inches of water were running across Slate Lick Road. Several homes were evacuated due to flood waters. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $10,000 | Power poles were blown down at the interchange of Hwy 80 and I-75 in Pittsburg. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $2,000 | Multiple trees were reported being blown down in this location near the Pittsburg Community, taking power lines down with them. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $1,000 | County dispatch relayed a report and photo from media of a tree down along the 1900 Block of Somerset Road in the vicinity of Allen House Lane. The picture showed a tree over phone lines. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Pittsburg | $1,000 | Standing water 2 to 3 feet deep surrounded a vehicle on a railroad underpass on Bullock Rd. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | A picture on social media showed a medium to large spruce yard tree snapped at the root near the intersection of Scott Lane and Pine Top Road. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | County dispatch reported tree blown down on North Laurel Road just north of the London city limits. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Pittsburg | - | A portion of 1-75 was flooded between mile marker 36 and 41 in northern London. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | A tree was blown down on Robinson Road just north of London. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Pittsburg | - | KY-3434 closed briefly due to high water. |
| September 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Pittsburg | - | Funnel cloud almost reaching the ground. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | Winds of 60 mph were estimated by law enforcement. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | Winds of 60 mph were estimated by law enforcement. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bernstadt | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| London | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Maplesville | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sublimity City | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bernstadt | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Green Mountain (historical) | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Oakley | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| The Hazel Patch (historical) | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pittsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7199174 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 514634. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






