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Welcome to Petersville ...

Petersville is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Petersville is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Petersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Petersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Petersville: This one is located in Northampton County and the other is located in Butler County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 15 communities that are also named Petersville - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Petersville ...

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

  • Allentown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Easton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Phillipsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Emmaus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Northampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wilson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Catasauqua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
    • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
  • Hellertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nazareth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersville ...

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

Adding Petersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petersville 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 Petersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Petersville post office opened in 1836.

We also found Petersville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/