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>
While we didn't find Petersburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petersburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Millport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Kossuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Medora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Rush Creek Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
- Vallonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sparksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sparksville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Fort Ritner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Bono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Hitchcock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hitchcock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
- Brownstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Campbellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Tampico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tampico is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Tunnelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Claysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Shields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Kurtz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Harristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- New Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Little York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
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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