Welcome to Pettysville ...

Pettysville is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pettysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Pettysville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Pettysville is located in the (734) area code.

Communities Also Named Pettysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pettysville - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Pettysville ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <3>
• Wixom
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
  • Wixom is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <3>
• South Lyon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
  • South Lyon is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <3>
• Howell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <3>
• Brighton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <3>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
• Northville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Northville is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <3>
• Chelsea
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <3>
• Dexter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
• Fowlerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowlerville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pettysville ...

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

Adding Pettysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pettysville 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 Pettysville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Pettysville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pettysville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pettysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/