. . . . "-6" . "117.958"^^ . . "-5" . "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."@en . "Pettit"@en .