Pettit | |
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| Coordinates: 37°41′20″N87°7′55″W / 37.68889°N 87.13194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Daviess |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| GNIS feature ID | 500485 [1] |
Pettit is an unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States, named for Thomas S. Pettit, the long-time publisher of The Monitor (now the Messenger-Inquirer ), who helped clear and improve the land that the community now occupies. [2]