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Pettysville, Indiana 
Summary
Pettysville is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Pettysville, Indiana | |
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  Pettysville  Pettysville | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′53″N 85°58′54″W / 40.88139°N 85.98167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Richland |
| Elevation | 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[1] |
History edit
Pettysville was named for storekeeper Daniel Petty, who platted the community in 1872 when the Vandalia Railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office was established at Pettysville in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[4]
Geography edit
Pettysville is on the Eel River, in the eastern part of Richland Township.
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettysville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2015.