Welcome to Pettisville ...

Pettisville is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pettisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Pettisville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Pettisville: (419) & (567)<3>

The ZIP code for Pettisville: 43553<4>

Communities near Pettisville ...

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

• Defiance
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <5>
• Bryan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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  • Bryan is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <5>
• Napoleon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
• Wauseon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
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• Archbold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
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• Montpelier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <5>
• Swanton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Swanton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <5>
• Delta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
• Morenci
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
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• West Unity
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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  • West Unity is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pettisville ...

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

Adding Pettisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pettisville 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 Pettisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pettisville post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pettisville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fultoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/