Welcome to Petersons Crossing ...

Petersons Crossing is located in Owyhee County<1>.

The location of Petersons Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Petersons Crossing: Petersons Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Petersons Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Petersons Crossing.

Petersons Crossing is 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Petersons Crossing is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Petersons Crossing lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Petersons Crossing: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities near Petersons Crossing ...

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

• Jordan Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
  • Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <5>
• Silver City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <5>
• De Lamar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
  • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
• Empire City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • Empire City is located in Owyhee County
• Murphy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <5>
• Walters Ferry
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
  • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
• Melba
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
  • Melba is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <5>
• Oreana
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
  • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
• Riverside
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Canyon County
• Swan Falls
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
  • Swan Falls is located in Ada County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersons Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Petersons Crossing? 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 Petersons Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Petersons Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petersons Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/