BlockPetersburg, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Driftwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47281. The Survey maps it on the Medora quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Petersburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cavanaugh Bridgelisted 2007 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Medora quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Petersburg (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatlebaugh-Ewing Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Medora Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medora | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sparksville | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Vallonia | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Weddleville | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasantville | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Wegan | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ewing | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Brownstown | 9.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 452186. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.