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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <5>
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Washington County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <5>
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
- Brownstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Brownstown is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <5>
- Orleans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <5>
- Crothersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
- Crothersville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <5>
- New Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Medora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |