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 in 1895, Petersburg had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Petersburg had a population of 306 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Loretto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Closter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Closter is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closter
- Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Akron is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Newman Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerick
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Emerick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
- Tilden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Neligh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deloit is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Clearwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Edward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kalamazoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Saint Bernard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
- Bartlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumminsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumminsville is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Belgrade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornlea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornlea is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
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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