Welcome to Petersville ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Petersville is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Petersville lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Petersville: 907

Communities Also Named Petersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Petersville - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, 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 4 communities that are near Petersville.

• Chelatna Lodge
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelatna Lodge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelatna Lodge <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chelatna Lodge
  • From Petersville to Chelatna Lodge
• Chase
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Trapper Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trapper Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trapper Creek <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trapper Creek
  • From Petersville to Trapper Creek
• Talkeetna
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talkeetna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talkeetna <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Talkeetna
  • From Petersville to Talkeetna

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling 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.

We 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Petersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Petersville post office opened in 1936.

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 Alaska: https://alaska.gov/