Petersburg, Indiana, United States

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🇺🇸 Petersburg is a city in Washington Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The city is the county seat of Pike County. Petersburg is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History Petersburg was laid out in 1817. The city was named for Peter Brenton, an original owner of the town site.: 37  A post office has been in operation at Petersburg since 1823.

Geography Petersburg has a total area of 1.474 square miles (3.82 km²), of which 1.47 square miles (3.81 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²) (or 0.27%) is water. The lower portion of the White River runs through the city.

Economy: Industry One coal-fired power-plant: Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL)'s Petersburg Generating Station, is within two miles of Petersburg. There are also two coal mines within ten miles of Petersburg. Hoosier Energy's Frank E. Ratts Generating Station was torn down during late 2016 and early 2017 and the site has been graded and seeded.

Education Petersburg has a public library, a branch of the Pike County Public Library.

Petersburg, Indiana, United States 

Petersburg has a population of over 2,383 people. Petersburg also forms part of the wider Jasper metropolitan area which has a population of over 54,734 people.

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See Also: 🇺🇸 Petersburg, Alaska, United States | 🇺🇸 Petersburg, Virginia, United States

North of: 38.491

🇪🇸 Villajoyosa 38.5

🇹🇷 Van 38.503

🇰🇵 Sariwon 38.507

🇺🇸 Belleville 38.52

🇵🇹 Setúbal 38.524

🇺🇸 Prince Frederick 38.533

🇺🇸 La Plata 38.533

🇬🇷 Amfissa 38.533

🇮🇷 Khoy 38.55

🇺🇸 Davis 38.55

South of: 38.491

🇨🇳 Yinchuan 38.485

🇹🇷 Çiğli 38.483

🇹🇷 Kucukcigli 38.483

🇪🇸 Elda 38.467

🇹🇷 Bornova 38.467

🇬🇷 Chalcis 38.466

🇹🇷 Karşıyaka 38.452

🇺🇸 Union 38.45

🇺🇸 Ashland 38.45

🇹🇷 Cordaleo 38.45

East of: -87.283

🇺🇸 Pensacola -87.225

🇭🇳 Tegucigalpa -87.184

🇺🇸 Portage -87.183

🇳🇮 El Viejo -87.168

🇳🇮 El Realejo -87.165

🇳🇮 Chinandega -87.15

🇭🇳 Yoro -87.133

🇺🇸 Owensboro -87.11

🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen -87.076

🇺🇸 Valparaiso -87.05

West of: -87.283

🇺🇸 Gary -87.35

🇺🇸 Clarksville -87.36

🇺🇸 Crown Point -87.363

🇺🇸 Marquette -87.4

🇺🇸 Terre Haute -87.401

🇺🇸 Hopkinsville -87.483

🇺🇸 Hammond -87.493

🇺🇸 Tuscaloosa -87.568

🇺🇸 Evansville -87.57

🇺🇸 Danville -87.617

Antipodal to Petersburg is: 92.717,-38.491

Locations Near: Petersburg -87.283,38.4912

🇺🇸 Jasper -86.935,38.392 d: 32.3  

🇺🇸 Evansville -87.57,37.978 d: 62.3  

🇺🇸 Owensboro -87.11,37.758 d: 82.9  

🇺🇸 Terre Haute -87.401,39.469 d: 109.2  

🇺🇸 Bloomington -86.517,39.15 d: 98.9  

🇺🇸 Martinsville -86.429,39.428 d: 127.7  

🇺🇸 Danville -86.517,39.75 d: 154.8  

🇺🇸 Louisville -85.761,38.254 d: 135.3  

🇺🇸 Elizabethtown -85.96,37.7 d: 145.4  

🇺🇸 Franklin -86.067,39.494 d: 153.3  

Antipodal to: Petersburg 92.717,-38.491

🇦🇺 Bunbury 115.637,-33.327 d: 17878.8  

🇦🇺 Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 17836.7  

🇦🇺 Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 17825  

🇦🇺 City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 17810.4  

🇦🇺 Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 17799.3  

🇦🇺 Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 17798.1  

🇦🇺 Wanneroo 115.803,-31.747 d: 17792.8  

🇦🇺 Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 17785.7  

🇦🇺 Midland 116.01,-31.888 d: 17782  

🇦🇺 Albany 117.867,-35.017 d: 17748.7  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 38.4912 -87.283

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