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Welcome to Petersburg ...

Petersburg is located in Muscatine County<1>.

Petersburg is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Petersburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Petersburg: This one is located in Muscatine County and the other is located in Delaware 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.

  • Davenport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Moline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
  • Rock Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bettendorf
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Muscatine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Moline
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
  • Eldridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Milan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Coal Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Muscatine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.