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Pettus, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°57′23″N 81°32′15″W / 37.95639°N 81.53750°W / 37.95639; -81.53750
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Pettus
Unincorporated community
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.

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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