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 408 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Petersburg had a population of 1,130 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Federman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lulu
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rea
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rea is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteford Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteford Center
- Azalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Britton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blissfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Grape
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Yargerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lambertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenawee Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lenawee Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenawee Junction
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maybee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raisin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
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. |
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