Welcome to Pettysville ...

Pettysville is located in Livingston County<1>.

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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

Area Code for Pettysville: 734

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)
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- Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
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Wixom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- 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)
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- South Lyon is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
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Howell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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- Howell is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
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Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- Brighton is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
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Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Milford is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
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Northville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- 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.
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pettysville - 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.