Welcome to Peterson Place ...

Peterson Place is located in Carbon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Peterson Place: Peterson Pl. (or less commonly used: Peterson Plc.)

Peterson Place is 4,720 feet [1,439 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Peterson Place is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Peterson Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Peterson Place: 406

Communities Also Named Peterson Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peterson Place - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peterson Place.

Communities near Peterson Place ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peterson Place.

• Red Lodge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lodge
  • Red Lodge is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lodge <3>
• Fishtail
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtail
  • Fishtail is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishtail <3>
• Absarokee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absarokee
  • Absarokee is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Absarokee <3>
• Dean
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Dean is located in Stillwater County
• Beehive
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Beehive is located in Stillwater County
• Roberts
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <3>
• Nye
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
  • Nye is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nye <3>
• Boyd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <3>
• Bearcreek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
  • Bearcreek is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearcreek <3>
• Columbus
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Stillwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>

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 Peterson Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peterson Place.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peterson Place. 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 Peterson Place.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterson Place. See our Newspapers Page for Peterson Place.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peterson Place ...

Looking for more information about Peterson Place? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Peterson Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peterson Place.