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, Petersville had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Eliza
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Marston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Illinois City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Fairport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toolesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toolesboro is located in Louisa County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
- Muscatine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keithsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ogle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ogle is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Wapello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunbeam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montpelier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Taylor Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andalusia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Petersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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