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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Petersburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Petersburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Petersburg is located in Gordon County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.

Below are the counties that are near Petersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburg:

  • Gordon County     (The home county of Petersburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Oakman
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Ranger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Soapstick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • Fairmount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sonoraville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • New Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Farmville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Damascus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Damascus is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Resaca Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Funkhouser
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
    • Bolivar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bolivar is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Pine Log ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pine Log is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
    • Rydal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Adairsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • McCallie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • Interchange Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • Cassville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Corbin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Country Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Country Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Buena Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
  • Catoosa County
    • Catoosa Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
  • Chattooga County
    • Zula ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Zula is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Salacoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
      • Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
    • Waleska
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Worley Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
    • Ball Ground
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canton is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • Buffington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buffington is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
    • Harmony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmony is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Chestnut Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
    • Newport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Newport is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Blue Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Hermitage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Shannon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Floyd Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
    • Armuchee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Tails Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
    • Whitestone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • Yukon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Yukon is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • East Ellijay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellijay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Northcutt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • White Path
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Rolston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Santaluca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • Cherry Log
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tickanetley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Carters
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Carters is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
    • Wells ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Ball Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
    • Chatsworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Crandall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sumac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sumac is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
    • Temple Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Temple Grove is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
    • Cisco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gregory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
    • Tennga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Hinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
    • Ludville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
    • Jerusalem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Talking Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmadge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
    • Jasper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cagle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cagle is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
    • Tate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marble Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Canoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Furnace ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Furnace is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
    • Villanow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Villanow is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
  • Whitfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Union Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
    • Crown Mill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
    • Dalton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Ruralvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
    • Waring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Waring is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
    • Plainview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainview is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
    • Rocky Face
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Crow ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crow is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Trickum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Trickum is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
    • Tunnel Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
    • Varnell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley County (TN)
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
  • Polk County (TN)
    • Ball Play
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Petersburg.

Cemeteries Near Petersburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburg.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Petersburg - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.

  • Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McEntire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berean Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Connally Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ball Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Osborn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Casey Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (369 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Petersburg had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.

  • Carters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Carters is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
  • Wheeler ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheeler is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Colima
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Colima is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
  • Coosawattee ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee
  • Wells ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wells is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Buff ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Buff is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
  • Ranger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Redbud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redbud is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
  • Fidelle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fidelle is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelle
  • Igo ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Igo is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
    • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
  • Bobo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bobo is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Carlisle ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dennis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dennis is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Cash
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cash is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Decora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Decora is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decora

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburg.

Newspapers Published in Petersburg ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Petersburg:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.