Welcome to Pettit ...

Pettit is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Pettit is located in Hockley County<1>.

The location of Pettit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pettit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1935.

Pettit is 3,630 feet [1,106 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pettit is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pettit lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pettit, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The telephone area code for Pettit: (806)

Communities Also Named Pettit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Pettit: This one is located in Hockley County and the other is located in Comanche County.

Beyond Texas, there are 7 communities that are also named Pettit - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma 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.

• Levelland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
  • Levelland is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <4>
• Littlefield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
  • Littlefield is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <4>
• Morton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Cochran County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
• Sundown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Sundown is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
• Whiteface
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteface have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • Whiteface is located in Cochran County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteface <4>
• Opdyke West
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
  • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Pep
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pep have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pep
  • Pep is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pep <4>
• Whitharral
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitharral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitharral
  • Whitharral is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitharral <4>
• Bula
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
  • Bula is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <4>
• Enochs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs
  • Enochs is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enochs <4>

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.

We 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 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pettit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/