Pettysville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Pettysville is located in Indiana
Pettysville
Pettysville
Pettysville is located in the United States
Pettysville
Pettysville
Coordinates: 40°52′53″N 85°58′54″W / 40.88139°N 85.98167°W / 40.88139; -85.98167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipRichland
Elevation
[1]
738 ft (225 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46926
FIPS code18-59440[2]
GNIS feature ID441069

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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. pp. 198.
  5. ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2015.


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