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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Petersburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Petersburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Petersburg, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Petersburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Petersburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Petersburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Petersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburg:
- Jackson County (The home county of Petersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- 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
- Vallonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brownstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kurtz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- New Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Freetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dudleytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Crothersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Cortland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Ogilville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Stony Lonesome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Becks Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Story
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Pikes Peak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Mount Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Underwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Borden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Henryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Starlight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nabb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Bennettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Otisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Marengo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Galena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Depauw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Jefferson County
- Deputy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Four Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Paris Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Hayden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Commiskey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- 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
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Tunnelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Stonington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Zelma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Erie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Spring Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Heltonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Martin County
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Harrodsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Bromer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Orleans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Paoli
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abydel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Youngs Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marshfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Blocher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Kossuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Campbellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smedley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Claysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- 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
- Harristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Livonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Bartle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Petersburg.
Cemeteries Near Petersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Petersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Empson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Collett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Covenanter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanning Sput Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinderlider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Petersburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburg.
Newspapers Published in Petersburg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Petersburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |