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Welcome to Peterstown ...

Peterstown is located in La Salle County<1>.

The pronunciation of Peterstown: PEE-terz-town<2>

Peterstown is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Peterstown: 815 & 779<4>

Communities Also Named Peterstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peterstown - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Peterstown ...

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

  • Ottawa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
  • Peru
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
  • La Salle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mendota
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Oglesby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Amboy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • De Pue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Earlville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peterstown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Peterstown. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peterstown - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Peterstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Peterstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.