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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Petersville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Petersville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Petersville is located in Frederick County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Petersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersville:

  • Frederick County     (The home county of Petersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Rosemont
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Brunswick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Boss Arnold Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss Arnold Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
      • Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
    • Olive
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
      • Olive is located in Frederick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olive
      • From Petersville to Olive
    • Knoxville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <1>
    • Burkittsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkittsville
      • Burkittsville is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkittsville <1>
    • Lander
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
      • Lander is located in Frederick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lander
      • From Petersville to Lander
    • Jefferson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <1>
    • Adamstown Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamstown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
      • Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County
    • Point-of-Rocks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Potomac Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
      • Potomac Village is located in Frederick County
    • Adamstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
      • Adamstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
  • Carroll County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Long Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Timberleigh Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberleigh Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
      • Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
    • Lisbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Roxbury Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Monocacy ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monocacy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
      • Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
    • Dickerson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Martinsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beallsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
      • Beallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beallsville <1>
    • Hyattstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Poolesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
      • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <1>
    • Blocktown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Browningsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Clarksburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <1>
    • Boyds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Burdette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burdette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
      • Burdette is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burdette
      • From Petersville to Burdette
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Washington County
    • Gapland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rohrersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrersville
      • Rohrersville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohrersville <1>
    • Trego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trego. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
      • Trego is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trego
      • From Petersville to Trego
    • Antietam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Zittlestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eakles Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keedysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
      • Keedysville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <1>
    • Sharpsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
      • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <1>
    • Breathedsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Zora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
      • Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zora
      • From Petersville to Zora
    • Jacks Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Carroll Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
      • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <1>
  • Franklin County (PA)
  • Clarke County (VA)
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Herndon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <1>
    • Springvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
      • Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Springvale
      • From Petersville to Springvale
    • Great Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
      • Great Falls is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <1>
    • Floris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Floris
      • From Petersville to Floris
    • Reston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fauquier County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Landmark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Landmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
      • Landmark is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Landmark
      • From Petersville to Landmark
    • Halfway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halfway
      • From Petersville to Halfway
    • Zulla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Kerfoot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
      • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kerfoot
      • From Petersville to Kerfoot
  • Frederick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Rest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
      • Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rest
      • From Petersville to Rest
    • Grimes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grimes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
      • Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grimes
      • From Petersville to Grimes
    • Welltown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • White Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
  • Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Harpers Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lower Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
      • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Bolivar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Shepherdstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
      • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <1>
    • Bloomery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bardane
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Charles Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ranson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
      • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
      • Ranson has also been known as:
      • Corporation of Ranson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
    • Jefferson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Kabletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Summit Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Cherry Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
      • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cherry Run
      • From Petersville to Cherry Run
    • Holton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holton
      • From Petersville to Holton

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersville, see our County-by-County Page for Petersville.

Cemeteries Near Petersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Marks Apostolic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Reformed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Heights Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Heights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burkittsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkittsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkittsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Reformed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jefferson Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jefferson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (372 more) ...
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • AME Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the AME Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the AME Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Petersville had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.

  • Knoxville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <1>
  • Brunswick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Olive
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Olive is located in Frederick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Olive
    • From Petersville to Olive
  • Weverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weverton
    • Weverton is located in Washington County
  • Burkittsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkittsville
    • Burkittsville is located in Frederick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkittsville <1>
  • Lander
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
    • Lander is located in Frederick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lander
    • From Petersville to Lander
  • Broad Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run
    • Broad Run is located in Frederick County
  • Brownsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Washington County
  • Georges Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
    • Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <1>
  • Sandy Hook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lovettsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • Harpers Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Taylorstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorstown
      • Taylorstown is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Washington Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Junction
      • Washington Junction is located in Frederick County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersville.

Newspapers Published in Petersville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersville, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Petersville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3462, Longitude: -77.6141    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Petersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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