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Welcome to New Petersburg ...

New Petersburg is located in Highland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Petersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

New Petersburg is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Petersburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for New Petersburg: 937 & 326<3>

Communities near New Petersburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Petersburg.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Petersburg ...

Looking for more information about New Petersburg? 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 New Petersburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Petersburg.

Adding New Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Petersburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Petersburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New Petersburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Petersburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Petersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the New Petersburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the New Petersburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.