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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Petersville had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.

  • Newbern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
  • Nortonburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
    • Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
  • Clifford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Burnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Saint Louis Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
    • Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
  • Elizabethtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corn Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Walesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
    • Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
  • Hartsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
    • Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Alert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Waynesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Waynesburg is located in Decatur County
  • Rugby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rugby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
    • Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rugby
    • From Petersville to Rugby
  • Taylorsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Azalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Azalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
    • Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
  • Flat Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <3>
  • Jonesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
  • Scipio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardinia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Burney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edinburgh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
    • Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County

The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.com/

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 Petersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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