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Welcome to Petrea ...

Petrea is located in Jackson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Petrea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Petrea is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Petrea is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Petrea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Petrea - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Petrea ...

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

  • Wellston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McArthur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
    • McArthur is located in Vinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
  • Oak Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>
  • Hamden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Webster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
    • South Webster is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <4>
  • Rio Grande
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
  • Zaleski
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Gallia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
  • Wilkesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
    • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petrea ...

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

Adding Petrea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petrea 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 Petrea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Petrea post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petrea.

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petrea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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