Pettisville, Ohio

Pettisville is a census-designated place in western Clinton Township, Fulton County, Ohio, United States.[1] Located at the intersection of 19 Road and D Road,[2] its elevation is 755 feet (230 m).[3] The 2000 Census estimated that the Pettisville Local School District was home to 2,134 people.

History

Pettisville was laid out in 1857, and most likely was named for one Mr. Pettis, a railroad contractor.[4] A post office was established at Pettisville in 1857.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettisville, Ohio
  2. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 5th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 1999. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettisville, Ohio
  4. ↑ Reighard, Frank H. (1920). A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio (Volume 1). Lewis Publishing Company. p. 310.
  5. ↑ "Fulton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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Coordinates: 41°31′50″N 84°13′47″W / 41.53056°N 84.22972°W / 41.53056; -84.22972

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