Welcome to Peterson ...

Peterson is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Peterson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peterson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Peterson is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Peterson: (260)

Communities Also Named Peterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Peterson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Peterson ...

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

• Fort Wayne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <4>
• New Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Bluffton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Decatur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Berne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <4>
• Ossian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Geneva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Monroeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Markle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
  • Markle is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <4>
• Convoy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
  • Convoy is located in Van Wert County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peterson ...

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

Adding Peterson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peterson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Peterson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Peterson post office opened in 1880.

We also found Peterson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peterson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov