Welcome to Peterson ...

Peterson is located in Finney County<1>.

The location of Peterson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Peterson is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Peterson is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Peterson (for example, toward Syracuse), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Peterson is within the boundaries of the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Peterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Peterson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, 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 9 communities that are near Peterson.

• Garden City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Finney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Lakin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin
  • Lakin is located in Kearny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakin <4>
• Holcomb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
  • Holcomb is located in Finney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <4>
• Deerfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Kearny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <4>
• Rodkey ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodkey
  • Rodkey is located in Finney County
• Friend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Friend is located in Finney County
• Pierceville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Pierceville is located in Finney County
• Kendall
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Kendall is located in Hamilton County
• Charleston
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Gray 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peterson ...

Looking for more information about Peterson? 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 Peterson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Finney County: www.finneycounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/