Pettysville is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Pettysville was named for storekeeper Daniel Petty, who platted the community in 1872 when the Vandalia Railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office was established at Pettysville in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[4]
Geography
Pettysville is on the Eel River, in the eastern part of Richland Township.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettysville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 198.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
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