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Pittsburg, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Kiowa-Pittsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74560. It lies near Limestone Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Pittsburg quadrangle. 180 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 764 feet above sea level.

Pittsburg within Pittsburg County

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 3 records

Population over time

3 figures

Pittsburg fell from 280 to 180 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2000280
2010207-73 (-26%)
2020180-27 (-13%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

6 photographs, 1938 to 1939

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Children asleep on bed at square dance in hills near McAlester on Saturday night in home of sharecropper. Oklahoma, Pittsburg County
Children asleep on bed at square dance in hills near McAlester on Saturday night in home of sharecropper. Oklahoma, Pittsburg County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Young couple at square dance in rural section of hills near McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Sharecropper's home
Young couple at square dance in rural section of hills near McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Sharecropper's home
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
The band at square dance in rural section of hills near McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Sharecropper's home
The band at square dance in rural section of hills near McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Sharecropper's home
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Dance where round and square dances are both performed at sharecropper's home on Saturday night. Near McAlester, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County
Dance where round and square dances are both performed at sharecropper's home on Saturday night. Near McAlester, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Family walking on highway, five children. Started from Idabel, Oklahoma.  Bound for Krebs, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. In 1936 the father farmed on thirds and fourths at Eagleton, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Was taken sick with pneumonia and lost farm. Unable to get work on Work Prjects [i.e. Projects] Administration and refused county relief in county of fifteen years residence because of temporary residence in another county after his illness
Family walking on highway, five children. Started from Idabel, Oklahoma. Bound for Krebs, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. In 1936 the father farmed on thirds and fourths at Eagleton, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Was taken sick with pneumonia and lost farm. Unable to get work on Work Prjects [i.e. Projects] Administration and refused county relief in county of fifteen years residence because of temporary residence in another county after his illness
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Detail of square dance in hills near McAlester, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County. Sharecropper's home
Detail of square dance in hills near McAlester, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County. Sharecropper's home
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

85 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Pittsburg between 1992 and 2017, burning about 13,447 acres in total. None started naturally. 30 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined46
Arson/incendiarism30
Debris and open burning8
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 September 2000Arson/incendiarism30 acresTalihina AgencyEC501
7 August 2005Debris and open burning9.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20375
4 August 2011Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20393
23 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
21 August 2002Arson/incendiarism150 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
6 July 2012Arson/incendiarism30 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20103
5 July 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
5 July 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pittsburg County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pittsburg: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pittsburg County

Storms near this place

18 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pittsburg in 18 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2025Tornado (EF3)Pittsburg1 hurt, $500,000This tornado developed approximately 3 miles southwest of the town of Pittsburg near Staples Road. The tornado intensified as it approached Pittsburg Lake. EF-1 to EF-2 damage was done to homes and trees just north of Pittsburg Lake on Indian Trail Road. One person was injured in the most badly damaged home. The tornado continued to grow as it passed just southeast of Pittsburg, where it did EF-1 and EF-2 damage to two homes. The tornado reached its maximum width of 1.7 miles near Blanco. Several homes just south and southwest of Blanco received significant roof damage, and a number of power poles were broken as well. Winds were estimated from 95 mph to 115 mph in these areas. The tornado turned onto a more east-northeast course leaving the immediate Blanco area. During this turn, the most intense winds stayed just south of Blanco proper. The highest rated damage was to trees 2.4 miles east of Blanco, where many trees were stripped of some bark and most branches. This occurred in a forested area where nearly all trees were downed. A rating of EF-3 was assigned to this area, with the wind speeds estimated near 140 mph. The tornado slowly weakened from this point and dissipated 9 miles east-northeast of Blanco.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindPittsburg$100,000Strong thunderstorm wind, associated with a mesocyclone, destroyed two mobile homes and several storage buildings. The wind also damaged a number of homes. Numerous trees and power poles were also snapped, uprooted, or blown down. An NWS storm survey indicated an estimated maximum wind speed of 85 to 95 mph based on the damage in and around town.
March 2000HailPittsburg$100,000no account filed
September 2016Thunderstorm WindPittsburg$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a school.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindPittsburg$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew the roof off a barn.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindPittsburg$900Eight or nine trees were blown down just to the east and south of Pittsburg.
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Pittsburg-This tornado developed southwest of Storrie Lake, and moved northeast, uprooting trees. A resident observed the brief tornado. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 90 mph.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindPittsburg-Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindPittsburg-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
March 2000Tornado (F0)Pittsburg-The public reported a brief tornado touchdown near Pittsburg. No damage was reported.
April 2017HailPittsburg-no account filed
June 2015HailPittsburg-no account filed
April 2007HailPittsburg-no account filed
March 2002HailPittsburg-no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindPittsburg-no account filed
October 1997HailPittsburg-no account filed
April 1993HailPittsburg-no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindPittsburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pittsburg County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kiowa2.7 miles17
Blanco4.8 miles18
Pine Top6.2 miles16
Brewer6.9 miles18
Savanna8.0 miles18
Halley9.6 miles18
Ti10.0 miles16
Arch10.9 miles17

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 PittsburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q637229The 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 1096696. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.