Pittsburg, Florida

This article is about the Florida town, for the major city see Pittsburgh, for other locations see Pittsburg (disambiguation).

Pittsburg, Florida is a town in southern Polk County, Florida at Latitude 27.65361 and Longitude: -81.50278, named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its elevation is 105 feet (32 m). It was mostly known for phosphate mining and a heavy industry rail spur (since abandoned), used mainly for transporting phosphates and cattle. It is about 5 miles (8 km) north of Avon Park, Florida.

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Placenames description of Pittsburg, Florida

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Florida, United States

County seat: Bartow

Cities	Auburndale Bartow Davenport Eagle Lake Fort Meade Frostproof Haines City Lake Alfred Lakeland Lake Wales Mulberry Polk City Winter Haven

Towns	Dundee Hillcrest Heights Lake Hamilton

Village	Highland Park

CDPs	Alturas Babson Park Bradley Junction Brewster Combee Settlement Crooked Lake Park Crystal Lake Cypress Gardens Four Corners‡ Fuller Heights Fussels Corner Grenelefe Highland City Homeland Inwood Jan Phyl Village Kathleen Lakeland Highlands Loughman Medulla Poinciana‡ Wahneta Waverly Willow Oak

Unincorporated communities	Eaton Park Gibsonia Indian Lake Estates Lakeshore Mountain Lake Nalcrest Nichols Pittsburg River Ranch Socrum Winston

Ghost town	Acton

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 27°39′14″N 81°30′09″W / 27.65389°N 81.50250°W / 27.65389; -81.50250

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