Welcome to Pettit Place ...
Pettit Place is located in Kern County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Pettit Place: Pettit Pl. (or less commonly used: Pettit Plc.)
Pettit Place is 4,990 feet [1,521 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pettit Place is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Pettit Place lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Pettit Place ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pettit Place.
- Keyesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Keyesville is located in Kern County
- Former names for Keyesville:
- Hogeye
- Keysville
- Miracle Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Hot Springs
- Miracle Hot Springs is located in Kern County
- Former name for Miracle Hot Springs:
- Hobo Hot Springs
- Miracle Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Air Compress Springs
- Clear Creek Hot Springs
- Compressor Hot Springs
- Shirley Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Meadows
- Shirley Meadows is located in Kern County
- Alta Sierra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Alta Sierra is located in Kern County
- Bodfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glennville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Isabella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Kern County
- Isabella ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isabella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Isabella is located in Kern County
- Havilah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havilah
- Havilah is located in Kern County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pettit Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pettit Place.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pettit Place. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pettit Place.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pettit Place. See our Newspapers Page for Pettit Place.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pettit Place ...
Looking for more information about Pettit Place? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pettit Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pettit Place.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pettit Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |