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>
While we didn't find Petersburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petersburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Riggs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Rileysburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Perche ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perche is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
- Hallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Larrabee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Clark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Stephens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
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- Points ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Switzler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sebree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Woodlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
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- Moores Switch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
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- Renick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Saling ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
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- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Boone County
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- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Higbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middle Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Burton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Howard County
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- Hatton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
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- Rowena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowena is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
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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