Welcome to Pettus ...

Pettus is located on the South Texas Plains.

Pettus is located in Bee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pettus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Pettus is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pettus is within the (361) area code.

The ZIP code for Pettus: 78146<4>

Communities Also Named Pettus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pettus - they are located in Arkansas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pettus ...

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

• Beeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeville
  • Beeville is located in Bee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beeville <5>
• Karnes City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnes City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes City
  • Karnes City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnes City <5>
• Kenedy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy
  • Kenedy is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenedy <5>
• Runge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
  • Runge is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <5>
• Normanna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna
  • Normanna is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normanna <5>
• Mineral
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <5>
• Pawnee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <5>
• Berclair
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berclair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
  • Berclair is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berclair <5>
• Blue Berry Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
  • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
• Angel City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Angel City is located in Goliad County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pettus ...

Looking for more information about Pettus? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pettus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pettus.

Adding Pettus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pettus 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 Pettus was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pettus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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