Pettysville, Indiana

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Pettysville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Pettysville
Coordinates: 40°52′53″N85°58′54″W / 40.88139°N 85.98167°W / 40.88139; -85.98167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Richland
Elevation
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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 ID441069 [1]

Pettysville is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

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

Pettysville is on the Eel River, in the eastern part of Richland Township.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettysville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2015.


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