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Welcome to Petersburg ...

Petersburg is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburg, 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.

Petersburg is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Petersburg: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Petersburg - they are located in Alaska, California (2), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petersburg.

Communities near Petersburg ...

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

  • Estherville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
    • Estherville is located in Emmet County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <5>
  • Spirit Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
    • Lakefield is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <5>
  • Arnolds Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburn
    • Sherburn is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburn <5>
  • Okoboji
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Trimont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimont
    • Trimont is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimont <5>
  • Welcome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersburg ...

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

Adding Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersburg.

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petersburg - 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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Petersburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Petersburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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