Welcome to Pettry ...

Pettry is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pettry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Pettry is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pettry is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Pettry: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Pettry ...

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

• Bluefield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <5>
• Princeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Pearisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
• Hinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Narrows
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
• Pembroke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Rich Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <5>
• Peterstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <5>
• Matoaka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
  • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Oakvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
  • Oakvale is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pettry ...

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

Adding Pettry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pettry 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 Pettry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pettry post office opened in 1907.

We also found Pettry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pettry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/