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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Petersburg had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Petersburg had a population of 168 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Michigan City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Michigan City is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Michigan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Niagara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mapes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mapes is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- McCanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
- Praha ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Praha is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Orr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orr is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Lakota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Larimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Inkster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Aneta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kempton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Arvilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pisek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Northwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forest River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Park River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
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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