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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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 37°41′20″N 87°7′55″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Daviess |
Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
GNIS feature ID | 500485[1] |
Municipalities and communities of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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County seat: Owensboro | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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