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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 Petersville (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 Petersville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Petersville is located in Clinton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Cedar, Jackson, Jones, Scott, Carroll (IL), Rock Island (IL) & Whiteside (IL).

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Petersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Charlotte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Delmar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Welton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
      • North Welton is located in Clinton County
    • Welton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
      • Welton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Goose Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
      • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Bliedorn ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliedorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
      • Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
    • De Witt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bryant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Clinton County
    • Tenmile
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Clinton County
    • Elwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Clinton County
    • Elvira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
      • Elvira is located in Clinton County
    • Grand Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
      • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <1>
    • Sixmile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
      • Sixmile is located in Clinton County
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Lowden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
      • Lowden is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <1>
    • Bennett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Clarence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sunbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Cedar County
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Zwingle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
      • Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Bernard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard
      • Bernard is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernard <1>
    • Wilkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
      • Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Preston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Spragueville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
      • Spragueville is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spragueville <1>
    • Maquoketa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Buren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Jackson County
    • Miles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <1>
    • Andrew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Springbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
      • Springbrook is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springbrook <1>
    • Buckhorn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
    • Fulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Jackson County
    • Green Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Green Island is located in Jackson County
    • Baldwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironhills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
      • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
    • Crab Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
      • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Oxford Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
      • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Oxford Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
      • Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
    • Clay Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
    • Wyoming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <1>
    • Onslow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
      • Onslow is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <1>
    • Hale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Jones County
    • Center Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
  • Muscatine County
    • Stockton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • McCausland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCausland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
      • McCausland is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Long Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Park View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
      • Park View is located in Scott County
    • Donahue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Big Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Scott County
    • Dixon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • Eldridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Princeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Princeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <1>
    • Maysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Hickory Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
    • New Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
      • New Liberty is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Le Claire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Walcott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Arnold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Marcus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
      • Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Savanna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
      • Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <1>
    • Ayers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
      • Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Thomson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in Carroll County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <1>
    • Blackhawk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
      • Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Hickory Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Wacker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
      • Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Argo Fay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
      • Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Center Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
      • Center Hill is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Ideal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Daggett ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Mount Carroll
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Hanover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>
    • Aiken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Galena Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
      • Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Elizabeth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <1>
    • Bremen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Rock Island County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Cordova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <1>
    • Port Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Port Byron is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Rapids City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
      • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <1>
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
    • Hillsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <1>
  • Whiteside County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
    • Albany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • East Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
      • East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Spring Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Newton Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
      • Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Union Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Fenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Petersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McClure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rossiter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rossiter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rossiter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clinton County Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clinton County Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rathbun Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rathbun Cemetery
      • The Rathbun Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haylock Farm Cemetery
      • West Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95915 <4>
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glahn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glahn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glahn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Petersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersville.

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

  • Riggs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
    • Riggs is located in Clinton County
  • Charlotte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Browns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
    • Browns is located in Clinton County
  • Delmar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Welton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
    • Welton is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Goose Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
    • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
  • Spragueville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
    • Spragueville is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spragueville <1>
  • De Witt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maquoketa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Clinton County
  • Elwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Clinton County
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    • Grand Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
      • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <1>
    • Malone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Clinton County
    • Elvira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
      • Elvira is located in Clinton County

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

Newspapers Published in Petersville ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Petersville:

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 Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Petersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9675, Longitude: -90.5337       In this case, the coordinates for Petersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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