Pettisville, Ohio

Pettisville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton and German townships, Fulton County, Ohio, United States.[3] Located at the intersection of County Road 19 and Country Road D,[4] its elevation is 755 feet (230 m).[5] As of the 2010 census the population was 498.[2]

Pettisville, Ohio
Census-designated place
Location of Pettisville in Ohio
Coordinates: 41°31′50″N 84°13′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFulton
TownshipsClinton, German
Area
 • Total1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Land1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
755 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total498
 • Density523/sq mi (202.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43553
FIPS code39-62344[2]
GNIS feature ID1044409[1]

History

Pettisville was laid out in 1857, and most likely was named for one Mr. Pettis, a railroad contractor.[6] A post office was established at Pettisville in 1857.[7]

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 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north to Ohio State Route 2, which leads east 5 miles (8 km) to Wauseon, the Fulton County seat. Archbold is 5 miles (8 km) west of Pettisville via County Road D.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pettisville CDP has an area of 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), all of it land.[2]

Notable citizens

Myrl Sauder, Vice President of Engineering and "Chief Tinkerer" at the Innovation Group at Sauder with 16 patents.[8][9][10] Sauder led key efforts to invent new products and new machines that would help Sauder become a world class furniture manufacturer.[11][12]

Girl Named Tom — a sibling band, composed of Caleb, Joshua and Bekah Grace Liechty. Winners of season 21 of NBC’s The Voice which kicked off September 20, 2021 and finished December 14, 2021. The trio made history as the first group to win The Voice.[13][14][15]

Mark Matthews, internationally recognized for his mastery of the glass sphere.[16] Matthews work is held in museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Toledo Museum of Art, and the National Museum of American Art.[17]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Pettisville CDP, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettisville, Ohio
  4. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 5th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 1999. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettisville, Ohio
  6. Reighard, Frank H. (1920). A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio (Volume 1). Lewis Publishing Company. p. 310.
  7. "Fulton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  8. "Area Patents".
  9. Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 1991.
  10. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/ad/42/4d/0fe9b92a223520/US4902164.pdf
  11. "Sauder Casket Business Born from Brainstorm".
  12. "Obituary for Myrl Daniel Sauder | Grisier Funeral Home".
  13. "Meet Girl Named Tom from the Voice Season 21 | Idol Chatter & Voice Views". 26 August 2021.
  14. "Goshen College grads audition for 'The Voice'".
  15. Gonzalez, Sandra. "'The Voice' crowns Season 21 winners". CNN entertainment. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. "Artists and Instructors | Corning Museum of Glass".
  17. "Mark Matthews | Smithsonian American Art Museum".


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