Welcome to Peterson ...

So far, we found very little information about Peterson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Peterson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Peterson, please Contact Us.

Peterson would have been located within present day Maricopa County<2>.

The location of Peterson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Peterson is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Peterson was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Peterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Peterson - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peterson.

Communities near Peterson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peterson.

• Phoenix
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <5>
• Mesa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <5>
• Chandler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandler <5>
• Scottsdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsdale
  • Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsdale <5>
• Gilbert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• Glendale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Tempe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
  • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <5>
• Paradise Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
  • Paradise Valley is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise Valley <5>
• Tolleson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleson
  • Tolleson is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolleson <5>
• Corona Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Village
  • Corona Village is located in Maricopa County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Peterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peterson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peterson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peterson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterson. See our Newspapers Page for Peterson.

Adding Peterson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peterson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Peterson was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

We also found Peterson on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/