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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>

While we didn't find Petersburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petersburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.

  • The Dalles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
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  • Rowena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dufur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Biggs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
  • Nansene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
  • Mosier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Rufus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Blockhouse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
  • Moro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Moro is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
  • Wasco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
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  • Goldendale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • De Moss Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
  • White Salmon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Grass Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Monkland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Monkland is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
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  • Tygh Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Gilmer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilmer is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Wamic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Rutledge
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutledge is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Glenwood
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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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