Welcome to Petersburgh ...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. Petersburgh would have been located within present day Doniphan County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburgh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858. The was incorporated in 1869. The origin (or the toponymy) of Petersburgh: Named for Alexander Doniphan¨(1808-1887), a military leader in the Mexican-American¨War. The Area Code where Petersburgh was located: 785 Communities Also Named Petersburgh ...While we believe that this Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Petersburgh. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butler and Lane County. Beyond Kansas, there are 7 communities that are also named Petersburgh - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Ontario and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petersburgh. Communities near Petersburgh ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petersburgh.
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 Petersburgh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petersburgh. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petersburgh. 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 Petersburgh. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburgh. See our Newspapers Page for Petersburgh. Adding Petersburgh to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Petersburgh 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 (so far) for Petersburgh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersburgh. Footnotes ...
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