Welcome to Petersville ...

Petersville is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Petersville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Petersville: 563

Communities Also Named Petersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Petersville - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, 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 10 communities that are near Petersville.

• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
• Maquoketa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <3>
• De Witt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <3>
• Camanche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
  • Camanche is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Long Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
  • Long Grove is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <3>
• Wheatland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Sabula
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
  • Sabula is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <3>
• Delmar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <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 Petersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petersville. 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 Petersville.

We also 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Petersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Petersville post office opened in 1902.

We also found Petersville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

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 Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

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