Welcome to Petersburg ...

Petersburg is located in Delaware County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Petersburg, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Petersburg is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Petersburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Petersburg: (563)

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Petersburg: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Muscatine County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 54 communities that are also named Petersburg - they are located in Alaska, California (2), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Petersburg ...

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

• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Dyersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <4>
• Epworth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
  • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <4>
• Guttenberg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
  • Guttenberg is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <4>
• Farley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
  • Farley is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farley <4>
• Strawberry Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <4>
• Cassville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
  • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Edgewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Earlville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <4>
• Hopkinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <4>

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 Petersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petersburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petersburg. 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 Petersburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersburg ...

Looking for more information about Petersburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Petersburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Petersburg.

Adding Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petersburg 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 Petersburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Petersburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/