Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Petersburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Petersburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Petersburg is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Petersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburg:
- Jackson County (The home county of Petersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Petrea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Blackfork Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Adams County
- Jaybird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Edna ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Rio Grande
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ewington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Patriot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Kerr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Apple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Pedro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Hanging Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Greasy Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Kitts Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Aid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Point Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Mount Sinai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Greggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Shyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Zahn's Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Sargents
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Bristol Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Glen Jean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Piketon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Schooley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Nipgen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Summithill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Chillicothe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Riton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Bourneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Purdy Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Harrison Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- South Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Scioto Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Lucasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Rosemount
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- McArthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Stella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ural ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Vales Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Zaleski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Frost
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Shore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Grays Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lloyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Greenup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- Firebrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Petersburg.
Cemeteries Near Petersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Petersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crabtree Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Culp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grahamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (749 more) ...
- Buckeye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Funk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Petersburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Grahamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Massie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Massie is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camba is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camba
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Banner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Linn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Germany is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Wallace Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wallace Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Chapman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Cars Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cars Run is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cars Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburg.
Newspapers Published in Petersburg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Petersburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |