Do you know of Petersburg ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Petersburg. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Petersburg.<1>

Our sources for Petersburg (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Petersburg other than they indicate that Petersburg would be found somewhere in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

We found 54 communities that share the name Petersburg.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Petersburg.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 53 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fauquier County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Petersburg [Fauquier County].
- Petersburg City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Petersburg [Petersburg City].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Petersburg.
- California
  - Calaveras County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Petersburg [Calaveras County].
  - Kern County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Petersburg [Kern County].
- Delaware
  - Kent County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Petersburg [Kent County].
- Georgia
  - Gordon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Petersburg [Gordon County].
- Illinois
  - Lawrence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Petersburg [Lawrence County].
  - Menard County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Petersburg [Menard County].
  - Saint Clair County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Petersburg [Saint Clair County].
- Indiana
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Petersburg [Jackson County].
  - Pike County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Petersburg [Pike County].
- Iowa
  - Delaware County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Petersburg [Delaware County].
  - Muscatine County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Petersburg [Muscatine County].
- Kansas
  - Bourbon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Petersburg [Bourbon County].
  - Doniphan County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Petersburg [Doniphan County].
  - Edwards County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Petersburg [Edwards County].
  - Leavenworth County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Petersburg [Leavenworth County].
  - Marshall County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Petersburg [Marshall County].
  - Wyandotte County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Petersburg [Wyandotte County].
- Kentucky
  - Boone County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Petersburg [Boone County].
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Petersburg [Jefferson County].
  - Webster County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Petersburg [Webster County].
- Maryland
  - Dorchester County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Petersburg [Dorchester County].
- Michigan
  - Monroe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Petersburg [Monroe County].
- Minnesota
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Petersburg [Jackson County].
- Missouri
  - Boone County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Petersburg [Boone County].
  - Cooper County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Petersburg [Cooper County].
  - Henry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Petersburg [Henry County].
  - Howard County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Petersburg [Howard County].
- Nebraska
  - Boone County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Petersburg [Boone County].
- New Jersey
  - Cape May County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Petersburg [Cape May County].
  - Morris County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Petersburg [Morris County].
  - Warren County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Petersburg [Warren County].
- New York
  - Rensselaer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Petersburg [Rensselaer County].
- North Carolina
  - Burke County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Petersburg [Burke County].
  - Madison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Petersburg [Madison County].
  - Onslow County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Petersburg [Onslow County].
- North Dakota
  - Nelson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Petersburg [Nelson County].
- Ohio
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Petersburg [Jackson County].
  - Mahoning County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Petersburg [Mahoning County].
- Oklahoma
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Petersburg [Jefferson County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Petersburg.
- Oregon
  - Wasco County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Petersburg [Wasco County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Huntingdon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Petersburg [Huntingdon County].
  - Lancaster County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Petersburg [Lancaster County].
  - Mercer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Petersburg [Mercer County].
  - York County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Petersburg [York County].
- Tennessee
  - Hawkins County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Petersburg [Hawkins County].
  - Lincoln County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Petersburg [Lincoln County].
- Texas
  - Floyd County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Petersburg [Floyd County].
  - Hale County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Petersburg [Hale County].
- West Virginia
  - Grant County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Petersburg [Grant County].
- Wisconsin
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Petersburg [Crawford County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Petersburg ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Petersburg:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Petersburg - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in Dinwiddie County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Dinwiddie County.

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Petersburg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.