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Welcome to Petersburg ...

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.

Petersburg would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Petersburg is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Petersburg was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Petersburg and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Codes where Petersburg was located: 812 & 930<4>

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Petersburg: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Pike County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 54 communities that are also named Petersburg - they are located in Alaska, California (2), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (3), Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Petersburg ...

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

  • Seymour
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • Mitchell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Austin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Brownstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orleans
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Crothersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New Pekin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • New Pekin is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • 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

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

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

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

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>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petersburg - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Petersburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Petersburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.