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Welcome to Petersville ...

Petersville is located in Mercer County<1>.

The pronunciation of Petersville: PEE-terz-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Petersville is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Petersville: 309 & 861<4>

Communities Also Named Petersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Petersville - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Petersville ...

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

  • Muscatine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
    • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <6>
  • Aledo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
    • Aledo is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <6>
  • Wapello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Grass
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
  • Andalusia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andalusia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
    • Andalusia is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <6>
  • Fruitland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Viola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <6>
  • Matherville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
    • Matherville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matherville <6>
  • New Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersville ...

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

Adding Petersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petersville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Petersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Petersville post office opened in 1883.

We also found Petersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersville.

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, 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 Petersville. 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 Petersville - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Petersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Petersville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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