Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Petersburg came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Petersburg in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Petersburg. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Petersburg data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Petersburg:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Petersburg. See our Misc Page for Petersburg for more information.