Welcome to Petersburg ...

Petersburg is located in Jefferson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Petersburg, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Petersburg is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Petersburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Petersburg lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Petersburg - they are located in Alaska, California (2), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petersburg.

Communities near Petersburg ...

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

• Nocona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
  • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <4>
• Healdton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdton
  • Healdton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdton <4>
• Wilson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Saint Jo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
  • Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <4>
• Ringling
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
  • Ringling is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <4>
• Cornish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
• Leon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Leon is located in Love County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
• Orr
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Orr is located in Love County
• Illinois Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
  • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
• Rowland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersburg ...

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

Adding Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Petersburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Petersburg post office opened in 1891.

We also found Petersburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/