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Welcome to Peters Switch ...

Peters Switch is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peters Switch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Peters Switch is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Peters Switch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Peters Switch: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Peters Switch ...

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

  • Columbus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Seymour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Austin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Brownstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crothersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clifford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Cortland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortland is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peters Switch ...

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

Adding Peters Switch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peters Switch in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Peters Switch was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peters Switch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peters Switch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Peters Switch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Peters Switch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.