Pittsfield, Illinois

City: Pittsfield

County: Pike

State: Illinois

Lat/Long: 39.6000, -90.8000

Pittsfield was specifically platted to be the seat of Pike County in 1833, due to its central location. The initial settlers were predominantly from New England, and they named it for the Massachusetts town with the same name.

An Act concerning the Towns of Pittsfield and Chester; History of Pike County, Illinois (Chicago: Charles C. Chapman, 1880), 649-70.