Pettit is an unincorporated community located in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is named for Thomas S. Pettit, the long-time publisher of The Monitor (now the Messenger-Inquirer), who helped clear and improve the land that the community now occupies.[2]

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Pettit is located in Kentucky
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Location within the state of Kentucky
Pettit is located in the United States
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Pettit (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°41′20″N 87°7′55″W / 37.68889°N 87.13194°W / 37.68889; -87.13194
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyDaviess
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID500485[1]

References

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  • Connelley, William Elsey; Ellis Merton Coulter (1922). History of Kentucky. American Historical Society.