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)
  • Keyesville is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
  • Former names for Keyesville:
  • Hogeye
  • Keysville
• Miracle Hot Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Miracle Hot Springs is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Hot Springs
  • 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)
  • Shirley Meadows is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Meadows
• Alta Sierra
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alta Sierra is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
• Bodfish
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bodfish is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodfish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bodfish <3>
• Glennville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glennville is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <3>
• Lake Isabella
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Isabella is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Isabella <3>
• Silver City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Silver City is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
• Isabella ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Isabella is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
• Havilah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Havilah is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havilah

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.