Welcome to Petersville ...

Petersville is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Petersville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Petersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Petersville and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Petersville: (606)

Communities Also Named Petersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Petersville - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Petersville ...

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

• Maysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Morehead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• Flemingsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
  • Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Olive Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Vanceburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Rome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Concord
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
• Burtonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
  • Burtonville is located in Lewis County
• Foxport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
  • Foxport is located in Fleming 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 Petersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersville ...

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

Adding Petersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petersville 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 Petersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Petersville post office opened in 1878.

We also found Petersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/