Pettus
Pettus is located in West Virginia
Pettus
Pettus
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pettus is located in the United States
Pettus
Pettus
Pettus (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°57′23″N 81°32′15″W / 37.95639°N 81.53750°W / 37.95639; -81.53750
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
860 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1544762[1]

Pettus is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after W. H. Pettus, a businessperson in the coal mining industry.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettus, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 482.


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