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Coordinates: 37°57′23″N 81°32′15″W / 37.95639°N 81.53750°W / 37.95639; -81.53750
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'''Pettus''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Raleigh County, West Virginia|Raleigh County]], [[West Virginia]].
'''Pettus''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Raleigh County, West Virginia|Raleigh County]], [[West Virginia]], United States.


The community was named after W. H. Pettus, a businessperson in the coal-mining industry.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=508;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=482}}</ref>
The community was named after W. H. Pettus, a businessperson in the [[coal mining]] industry.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=508;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=482}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 03:25, 28 July 2023

Pettus
Unincorporated community
Pettus is located in West Virginia
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Pettus
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pettus is located in the United States
Pettus
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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

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  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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