Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Petersburg had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Berryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Allendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gards Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gards Point is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gards Point
- Saint Francisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Billett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maud is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Samsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samsville is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
- Bellmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Browns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Purcell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Purcell is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Pinkstaff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
- Westport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Olney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chauncey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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