Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky
Petersburg is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census Petersburg, along with its surrounding areas that use the 41080 zip code, had a population of 500. It is located 25 miles away from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Archaeological evidence reveals an ancient Indian settlement was located at Petersburg town site.[3] The first white settlement at Petersburg was Tanner's Station, an outpost founded before 1790.[4] Tanner's station was the first settlement in Boone County, KY.[5] Tanner's Station was renamed Petersburg in 1814.[3]
The Bullittsburg Baptist Church was founded outside the former hamlets of Utzinger and Gainesville/Idewild, east and north of Petersburg, in 1794.
Petersburg contains the Creation Museum, operated by Answers in Genesis.[6]
Education
Petersburg had a public library, a branch of the Boone County Public Library.[7]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 500 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |
Notable natives
- Charles Clinton Fleek, recipient of the Medal of Honor for service in the Vietnam War. "Chalky", as he was known, attended the old Petersburg Elementary School.
See also
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky
- ^ a b "History". Boone County. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 9780722249208.
- ^ Edwards, Robin. "Tanner's Station, 1789". ExploreKYHistory. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ "HomeTownLocator". Retrieved June 10, 2006.
- ^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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