Pittsburg, DeKalb County, Georgia

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.

An intersection in Pittsburg

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

33°52′50″N 84°13′10″W


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