Pettisville, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Pettisville, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fulton
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Clinton, German
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.47
Area Land Km2:2.46
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.95
Area Land Sq Mi:0.95
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:469
Population Density Km2:190.31
Population Density Sq Mi:492.65
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:751
Coordinates:41.5322°N -84.2231°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43553
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-62344[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628952

Pettisville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton and German townships, Fulton County, Ohio, United States. Located at the intersection of County Road 19 and Country Road D,.[3] As of the 2020 census the population was 469.

History

Pettisville was laid out in 1857, and most likely was named for one Mr. Pettis, a railroad contractor.[4] A post office was established at Pettisville in 1857.[5]

Geography

Pettisville is in southwestern Fulton County, with the eastern portion of the community in Clinton Township and the western portion in German Township. Via County Road 19 it is north to Ohio State Route 2, which leads east 5miles to Wauseon, the Fulton County seat. Archbold is 5miles west of Pettisville via County Road D.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pettisville CDP has an area of 2.5sqkm, all of it land.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Pettisville CDP, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. July 5, 2016. https://archive.today/20200213055756/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3962344. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 5th ed., Yarmouth, 1999,
  4. Book: Reighard, Frank H.. A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio (Volume 1). 1920. Lewis Publishing Company. 310.
  5. Web site: Fulton County . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 January 2016.
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