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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 Petersburg had a population of 525 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lawrenceburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Aurora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cochran
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
    • Cochran is located in Dearborn County (IN)
  • Lawrenceburg Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg Junction
    • Lawrenceburg Junction is located in Dearborn County (IN)
  • Wilmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Dearborn County (IN)
  • Bullittsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wrights Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrights Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corner
    • Wrights Corner is located in Dearborn County (IN)
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Ohio County (IN)
  • Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Elizabethtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Rising Sun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Ohio County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <2>
  • Rabbit Hash
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • North Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
    • Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Kyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fernbank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernbank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
    • Fernbank is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Addyston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addyston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addyston
    • Addyston is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Sekitan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sekitan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sekitan
    • Sekitan is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sekitan
    • From Petersburg to Sekitan
  • Cleves
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chesterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
    • Chesterville is located in Dearborn County (IN)
  • Dillsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
    • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <2>
  • Limaburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Yorkville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

The official website for Boone County: www.boonecountyky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.




 

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