Pettysville, Indiana

Pettysville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Pettysville
Pettysville
Coordinates: 40°52′53″N 85°58′54″W / 40.88139°N 85.98167°W / 40.88139; -85.98167Coordinates: 40°52′53″N 85°58′54″W / 40.88139°N 85.98167°W / 40.88139; -85.98167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Richland
Elevation[1] 738 ft (225 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 46926
FIPS code 18-59440[2]
GNIS feature ID 441069

Pettysville is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Pettysville was named for storekeeper Daniel Petty, who platted the community in 1872 when the Vandalia Railroad was extended to that point.[4] A post office was established at Pettysville in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[5]

Geography

Pettysville is on the Eel River, in the eastern part of Richland Township. Pettysville is located at 40°52′53″N 85°58′54″W / 40.88139°N 85.98167°W / 40.88139; -85.98167.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Pettysville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 198.
  5. ↑ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.


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