Welcome to Petersville ...

So far, we found very little information about Petersville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Petersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Petersville, please Contact Us.

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Petersville would have been located within present day Waupaca County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Petersville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Petersville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Petersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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.

• Stevens Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
• Plover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Plover is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
• Waupaca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
• Weyauwega
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
• Whiting
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Whiting is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
• Manawa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
• Iola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Iola is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
• Amherst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Amherst is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
• Wittenberg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people

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.