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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Petersburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Petersburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Petersburg, please Contact Us.

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 Petersburg (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 Petersburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Petersburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Boone County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.

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

  • Boone County     (The home county of Petersburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Riggs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
      • Riggs is located in Boone County
    • Sturgeon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
      • Sturgeon is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <3>
    • Hallsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <3>
    • Harrisburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
    • Stephens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
      • Stephens is located in Boone County
    • Centralia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rocheport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocheport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocheport
      • Rocheport is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocheport <3>
    • Huntsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
      • Huntsdale is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • McBaine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
      • McBaine is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Pierpont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
      • Pierpont is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Ashland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
    • Oldham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Boone County
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
    • Mexico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Vandiver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandiver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Benton City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Stephens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
      • Stephens is located in Callaway County
    • Hatton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Callaway County
    • Lindbergh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
      • Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
    • Auxvasse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingdom City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdom City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom City
      • Kingdom City is located in Callaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingdom City <3>
    • Fulton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Callaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
    • Folsom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Callaway County
  • Chariton County
    • Lewis Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
      • Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
  • Cooper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Wooldridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
      • Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Windsor Place village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
      • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
      • Windsor Place village
    • Boonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
      • Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
    • Prairie Home
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
      • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Sebree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
      • Sebree is located in Howard County
    • Burton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Howard County
    • Fayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
    • Armstrong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • New Franklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
      • New Franklin is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <3>
    • Steinmetz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steinmetz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
      • Steinmetz is located in Howard County
    • Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
    • Glasgow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Lupus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lupus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
      • Lupus is located in Moniteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Jamestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Middle Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
      • Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Holliday
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Holliday is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Paris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
    • Woodlawn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
    • Granville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
    • Santa Fe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
      • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Clark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Renick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
      • Renick is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Higbee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
      • Higbee is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higbee <3>
    • Moberly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Yates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
      • Yates is located in Randolph County
    • Huntsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <3>
    • Cairo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Clifton Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
      • Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Darksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
      • Darksville is located in Randolph County
    • Thomas Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
      • Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
  • Saline County
    • West Glasgow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
      • West Glasgow is located in Saline County

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

Newspapers Published in Petersburg ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Petersburg:

Cemeteries Near Petersburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburg.

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 Petersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Nailer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nailer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nailer Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs Cemetery
  • Far West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Far West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Far West Cemetery
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Cemetery
  • Sturgeon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sturgeon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturgeon Cemetery
  • Botner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botner Cemetery
  • Dripping Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dripping Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dripping Spring Cemetery
  • Robison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robison Cemetery
  • Chapel Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Harrisburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrisburg Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery

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.

While we didn't find Petersburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersburg.

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

  • Riggs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
    • Riggs is located in Boone County
  • Rileysburg ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rileysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
    • Rileysburg is located in Boone County
  • Perche ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
    • Perche is located in Boone County
  • Hallsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Hallsville is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <3>
  • Sturgeon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
    • Sturgeon is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <3>
  • Harrisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
  • Hinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Hinton is located in Boone County
  • Larrabee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrabee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
    • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
  • Clark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Stephens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Stephens is located in Boone County
  • Points ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
    • Points is located in Boone County
  • Switzler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
    • Switzler is located in Boone County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Centralia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sebree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
      • Sebree is located in Howard County
    • Woodlandville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
      • Woodlandville is located in Boone County

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

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Petersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1603, Longitude: -92.3124       In this case, the coordinates for Petersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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