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 590 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Pownal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Pownal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- North Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Petersburg is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Petersburg
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Center Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- Pownal Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Petersburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- South Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamstown
- Potter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Hoosick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweets Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner
- Boyntonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Blackinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blackinton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton
- Pittstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Quackenkill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- North Stephentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stephentown
- Greylock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Hoosick Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raymertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- New Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- West Hoosick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hoosick
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cropseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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