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Welcome to Peterson ...

So far, we found very little information about Peterson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Peterson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Peterson, please Contact Us.

Peterson would have been located within present day Bingham County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Peterson is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Peterson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Peterson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Peterson was located: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Peterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Peterson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peterson.

Communities near Peterson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peterson.

  • Blackfoot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Firth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Basalt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aberdeen Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Wapello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wapello is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Olsen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Olsen is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsen
  • Fort Hall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Peterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peterson.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterson. See our Newspapers Page for Peterson.

Adding Peterson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peterson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Peterson was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peterson.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Peterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peterson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Peterson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Peterson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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