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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Petersburg had a population of 555 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Petersburg had a population of 460 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barree is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barree
- Cottage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
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- Water Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Huntingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Franklinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Donation
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
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- Spruce Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Neffs Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
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- Union Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
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- Manor Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
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- Carlim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlim is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlim
- Covedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
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- McConnellstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
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- Ardenheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ardenheim is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardenheim
- Saulsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsburg is located in Huntingdon County
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- Masseyburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Masseyburg is located in Huntingdon County
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- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
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- Arch Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arch Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Spring
- Dungarvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Yellow Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
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- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Warriors Mark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockspring is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
- Pennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Tyrone Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
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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