Area Info

Local Contacts

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City * County * State * Utilities
(see also the Government pages of the local phone book)

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Bob Sehon, President
Allen Weatherford. Executive Director
[email protected]
202 Jefferson St.
903-856-3442
www.pittsburgchamber.com

CITY OF PITTSBURG
James Gibson, City Manager
[email protected]
Clint Hardemon, Economic Development Coordinator
[email protected]
Margaret Jackson, City Secretary
200 Rusk Street
903-856-3621
www.pittsburgtexas.com

Clubs & Organizations

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Youth * Service/Charitable * Sports * Special Interest * Veteran/Seniors * Church

4-H of Camp County
Meets: 2nd Tuesday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church
Contact: Sara Barrett 903-856-5060

Boy Scouts - Troop 210
Contact: Mike Johns 903-856-0039

Girl Scouts
Meets: Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church
Christi Heyduck 903-856-2730

Community Profile

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Pittsburg is located in the geographic center of northeast Texas in the I-30 corridor, on US Highway 271 and SH 11, ten minutes south of I-30 and forty-five miles from I-20.

POPULATION: (2008 Census Bureau)
Pittsburg – 4,667
Camp County – 12, 666
County demographics:
59.6 percent White
17.2 percent Black
21.5 percent Hispanic

CLIMATE
Average temperature: 63 degrees
Average annual rainfall: 46 inches

Destination Pittsburg!

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Located in the piney and hardwood forests of Northeast Texas, Pittsburg is a great place to live, work, open a business or just enjoy a weekend getaway!

Pittsburg is on U.S. Highway 271 and State Highway 11, 10 miles south of I-30 and 45 miles north of I-20, offering convenient driving routes to or from Longview, Tyler, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texarkana and Shreveport.

Visit these Chamber members for lodging during your visit to Pittsburg!

History of Camp County

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In the 1830s, pioneers began arriving in Northeast Texas and by 1850; many families from Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama were living in what was then Upshur County. W. H. Pitts came to Texas in 1854, and the following year settled on a 200-acre tract of land, most of which is within the corporate limits of the town bearing his name. Known as "Major" Pitts, he built his primitive log cabin on the tract of land. As the county grew, his original patch in the woods spread out until he was the owner of many acres, and a prosperous farmer.