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Pittsville

Ghost town · Fort Bend County, Texas

Richmond quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Richmond quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pittsville is a ghost town in Fort Bend County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Fort Bend County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 90th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pittsville as a historical populated place on the Fulshear topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.7230° N, 95.9252° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFulshear
Elevation148 ft
Nearest living townFulshear, TX
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2747936
Coordinates29.72300, -95.92517

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What's there now

Pittsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fulshear, TX (population 26,986), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 148 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pittsville?

Pittsville is in Fort Bend County, Texas, at 29.7230, -95.9252.

How many ghost towns are in Fort Bend County?

Fort Bend County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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