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.
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Boonesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrow Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hardeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hardeman is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeman
- Lamine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Estill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
- Boonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Napton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Ridge Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Billingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsville is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orearville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orearville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orearville
- Gilliam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lewis Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Steinmetz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Slater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Postal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Harriston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Bellair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Speed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
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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