Welcome to Pettytown ...
Although we found mention of Pettytown during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Pettytown was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Pettytown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pettytown, please Contact Us.
The location of Pettytown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Pettytown is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Pettytown might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Pettytown would be found within the (512) area code.
Communities near Pettytown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pettytown.
- Lockhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Lockhart is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <4>
- Bastrop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
- Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
- Luling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luling
- Luling is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luling <4>
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Bastrop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
- Uhland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Waelder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waelder
- Waelder is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waelder <4>
- Mustang Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Niederwald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- McMahan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <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 Pettytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pettytown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pettytown. 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 Pettytown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pettytown. See our Newspapers Page for Pettytown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pettytown ...
Looking for more information about Pettytown? 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 Pettytown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pettytown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Pettytown and then turned east". While Pettytown could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Pettytown as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pettytown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pettytown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |