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Welcome to Petri ...

Petri is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petri, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Petri is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Petri (for example, toward Mauckport (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Petri: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Petri ...

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

  • Tell City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Claus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
  • Lewisport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
  • Cannelton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cloverport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Whitesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petri ...

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

Adding Petri to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petri 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 Petri was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petri.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petri - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Petri area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Petri area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.