Welcome to Peterson ...

Peterson is located in Finney County<1>.

Peterson is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Peterson is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Peterson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Peterson (for example, toward Syracuse), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Peterson: 620

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, Indiana, Iowa, 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 9 communities that are near Peterson.

• Garden City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Garden City is located in Finney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
• Lakin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakin is located in Kearny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakin <3>
• Holcomb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holcomb is located in Finney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <3>
• Deerfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deerfield is located in Kearny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <3>
• Rodkey ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rodkey is located in Finney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodkey
• Friend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Friend is located in Finney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
• Pierceville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierceville is located in Finney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
• Kendall
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Kendall is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
• Charleston
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Charleston is located in Gray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston

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.