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>
Petersburg itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Bunceton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Speed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
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- Lone Elm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
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- Bellair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
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- Billingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Billingsville is located in Cooper County
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- Pilot Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
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- Harriston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
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- Pleasant Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
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- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byberry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byberry is located in Cooper County
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- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
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- Clarks Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
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- Prairie Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Otterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Boonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
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- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Overton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
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- Fortuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
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- Postal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
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- Smithton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
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- California
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kliever
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kliever is located in Moniteau County
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- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocheport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Estill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Estill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
- Ridge Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
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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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