Welcome to Petersburg ...

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.

Petersburg would have been located within present day Cooper County<2>.

The location of Petersburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Petersburg is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Petersburg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Petersburg still existed, it would have been in the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

While we believe that this Petersburg is located in Cooper County, we know of another 3 Missouri communities named Petersburg. Those communities are located in the following counties: Boone, Henry and Howard County.

Beyond Missouri, 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, Minnesota, 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.

• Boonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <5>
• California
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Tipton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>
• New Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Pilot Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <5>
• Smithton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
• Otterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <5>
• Jamestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Clarksburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Windsor Place village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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

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.

Adding Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petersburg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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