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Welcome to Peterton ...

Peterton is located in Osage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peterton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Peterton is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Peterton: 785

Communities near Peterton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peterton.

  • Carbondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbondale is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lyndon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Overbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlingame
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lebo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Scranton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Quenemo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Melvern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvern is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Melvern has also been known as:
    • Melvin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <3>
  • Harveyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people

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 Peterton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peterton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peterton. 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 Peterton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterton. See our Newspapers Page for Peterton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peterton ...

Looking for more information about Peterton? 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 Peterton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peterton.

Adding Peterton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peterton 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 Peterton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Peterton post office opened in 1876. The Peterton post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peterton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peterton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/