Welcome to Petersburg ...Petersburg is located in Delaware County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Petersburg is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Petersburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Petersburg: 563 Communities Also Named Petersburg ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Petersburg: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Muscatine County. Beyond Iowa, there are 54 communities that are also named Petersburg - they are located in Alaska, California (2), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petersburg. Communities near Petersburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petersburg.
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 Petersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petersburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petersburg. 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 Petersburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg. See our Newspapers Page for Petersburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersburg ...Looking for more information about Petersburg? 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 Petersburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Petersburg. Adding Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Petersburg 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 (so far) for Petersburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersburg. Footnotes ...
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