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)
- Nortonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
- Clifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Saint Louis Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
- 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)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Alert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waynesburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Azalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Forest Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- 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)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
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. |
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