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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Petersburgh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Petersburgh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Petersburgh, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Petersburgh (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Petersburgh. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Petersburgh is historic, it would have been located within present day Doniphan County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Doniphan County: Atchison, Brown, Andrew (MO), Buchanan (MO), Holt (MO) & Richardson (NE).

Below are the counties that are near Petersburgh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburgh:

  • Doniphan County     (The home county of Petersburgh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Doniphan
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doniphan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doniphan
      • From Petersburgh to Doniphan
    • Brenner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palermo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County
    • Bendena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County
    • Blair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County
    • Troy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wathena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Denton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
    • Severance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fanning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County
    • Elwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Purcell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Atchison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Goodintent ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
      • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
    • Lancaster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Port Williams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
      • Port Williams is located in Atchison County
      • Port Williams has also been known as:
      • Williamsport
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Port Williams
      • From Petersburgh to Port Williams
    • Oak Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
      • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Mills
      • From Petersburgh to Oak Mills
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Huron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Potter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cummings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
      • Cummings is located in Atchison County
    • Monrovia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Effingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
      • Effingham is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <4>
    • Muscotah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Arrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Everest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Robinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Willis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Baker ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baker
      • From Petersburgh to Baker
    • Hiawatha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mercier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
      • Mercier is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercier
      • From Petersburgh to Mercier
    • Powhattan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
      • Powhattan is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Larkinburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whiting
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Nortonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
    • Winchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
      • Boyle is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyle
      • From Petersburgh to Boyle
    • Dunavant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Half Mound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
      • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Valley Falls has also been known as:
      • Sautrelle
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
  • Leavenworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Kickapoo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kickapoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
      • Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kickapoo
      • From Petersburgh to Kickapoo
    • Lowemont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
      • Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowemont
      • From Petersburgh to Lowemont
    • Easton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Leavenworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bain City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
    • Springdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Springdale
      • From Petersburgh to Springdale
    • Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
    • Jarbalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Andrew County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Country Club
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Nodaway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Amazonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County (MO)
    • Savannah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cosby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Fillmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Andrew County (MO)
    • Rosendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Rosendale is located in Andrew County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosendale <4>
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Buchanan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Rushville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
    • Lewis and Clark Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
      • Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • De Kalb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Kalb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Faucett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
      • Faucett is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <4>
    • Matney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
      • Matney is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Matney
      • From Petersburgh to Matney
    • Willow Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Joseph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saxton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Agency
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Easton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Clinton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Gower
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Starfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Starfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
      • Starfield is located in Clinton County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Starfield
      • From Petersburgh to Starfield
    • Trimble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
      • Trimble is located in Clinton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <4>
  • DeKalb County (MO)
    • Clarksdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Forbes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forbes
      • From Petersburgh to Forbes
    • Oregon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
    • Forest City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
    • New Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fortescue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Platte County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
    • Sugar Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
      • Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sugar Lake
      • From Petersburgh to Sugar Lake
    • Iatan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
      • Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Dearborn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
      • Dearborn is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
    • Weston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
    • Woodruff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • West Platte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tracy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Stillings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
      • Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stillings
      • From Petersburgh to Stillings
    • Edgerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <4>
    • East Leavenworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Platte City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
      • Platte City is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <4>
    • Ridgely
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Ridgely is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersburgh, see our County-by-County Page for Petersburgh.

Cemeteries Near Petersburgh ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburgh.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersburgh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Petersburgh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersburgh.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.

  • Doniphan
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doniphan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Doniphan
    • From Petersburgh to Doniphan
  • Rushville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
  • Atchison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Winthrop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Halls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Brenner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Goodintent ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
    • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
  • Kenmoor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
    • Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Palermo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Palermo is located in Doniphan County
  • Bendena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalbey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalbey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
    • Dalbey is located in Atchison County
  • Sugar Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
    • Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sugar Lake
    • From Petersburgh to Sugar Lake
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    • De Kalb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Kalb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Shannon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Atchison County
    • Troy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersburgh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburgh.

Newspapers Published in Petersburgh ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburgh.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburgh, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburgh.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Petersburgh:

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Petersburgh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburgh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petersburgh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6417, Longitude: -95.0810    









 

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