Welcome to Petersfield ...

Petersfield is located in Georgetown County<1>.

The location of Petersfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Petersfield is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Petersfield is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Websites for Petersfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.georgetowncountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Petersfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Petersfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Petersfield - it's located in Manitoba.

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

Communities near Petersfield ...

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

• Myrtle Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Beach
  • Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Beach <4>
• Conway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Surfside Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
  • Surfside Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <4>
• Johnsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Johnsonville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsonville <4>
• Hemingway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway
  • Hemingway is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingway <4>
• Stuckey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
  • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Pawleys Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawleys Island
  • Pawleys Island is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawleys Island <4>
• Carters Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
  • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
• Allentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
• Bucksport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Horry County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petersfield ...

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

Adding Petersfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Petersfield post office opened in 1882.

We also found Petersfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/