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Welcome to Pettit ...

Pettit is located in Tippecanoe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pettit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Pettit is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pettit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pettit (for example, toward Alvin (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Pettit: 765

Communities Also Named Pettit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pettit - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pettit.

Communities near Pettit ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pettit.

  • Lafayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
    • West Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <3>
  • Frankfort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Delphi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Flora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <3>
  • Battle Ground
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shadeland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
  • Brookston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <3>
  • Rossville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pettit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pettit. 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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pettit. See our Newspapers Page for Pettit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pettit ...

Looking for more information about Pettit? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pettit.

Adding Pettit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pettit in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pettit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pettit post office opened in 1854.

We also found Pettit in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pettit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Tippecanoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pettit - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/