Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Petersburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Petersburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Petersburg is located in Crawford County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Grant, Richland & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Petersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburg:
- Crawford County (The home county of Petersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Bell Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Steuben
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Soldiers Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Towerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Boydtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Eastman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Wauzeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Ferryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Boscobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Woodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Blue River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Millville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Muscoda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Mount Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Fennimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Patch Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Stitzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Avoca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Centreville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Sabin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Viola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Balmoral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Gillingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Richland Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Bloom City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Aubrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Hub City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Yuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Neptune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Readstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Fargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Liberty Pole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Viroqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Purdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - La Farge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Westby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Chaseburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Coon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <2>
- Waukon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Dalby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Waterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- New Albin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
- New Albin is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <2>
- Rossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Volney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Volney is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Lycurgus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Marquette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <2>
- McGregor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Petersburg.
Newspapers Published in Petersburg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Petersburg:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allamakee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clayton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Crawford County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Crawford County
Cemeteries Near Petersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Crow Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Hollow Cemetery
- Bell Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Center Cemetery
- Haney Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Valley Cemetery
- Barnum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Cemetery
- Gays Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gays Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gays Mills Cemetery
- Haney Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Ridge Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteaker Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Posey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Posey Cemetery
- Mook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mook Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Petersburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Bell Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Steuben
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Soldiers Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Towerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- North Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
- North Clayton is located in Crawford County
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Eastman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Boydtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boscobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Woodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boscobel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2720, Longitude: -90.8372 |
| <4> | 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. |