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.
- Bell Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Steuben
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seneca is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Soldiers Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Towerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Clayton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Eastman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Boydtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boscobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Readstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Ferryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Blue River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Byrds Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Fargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Liberty Pole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harpers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Charme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- West Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
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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