Petersville
Petersville is a hamlet in Lauderdale, Alabama. Petersville is situated nearby to the neighborhood Vestavia Gardens, as well as near Northwood Hills.Places of Interest
Highlights include Forks of Cypress Cemetery and Old Water Tower.
Forks of Cypress Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Forks of Cypress Cemetery is a historic cemetery near Florence, Alabama. The cemetery contains the graves of Forks of Cypress owner James Jackson, several members of his family, and numerous slaves who worked on the plantation. Forks of Cypress Cemetery is situated 2 miles west of Petersville.
Old Water Tower
Water tower
Photo: Themidnite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Florence Water Tower is a historic water tower in Florence, Alabama. It was built in 1889 by the Jeter and Boardman Gas and Water Association to increase water capacity in the town, which was undergoing a boom in population. Old Water Tower is situated 2 miles south of Petersville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mars Hill and Florence.
Mars Hill
Hamlet
Mars Hill is a former unincorporated community that is now a neighborhood of the city of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. The community contains the campus of Mars Hill Bible School. Mars Hill is situated 2 miles east of Petersville.
Florence
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Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner, and had a population of 40,184 in the 2020 census.
St. Florian
Village
St. Florian or Saint Florian is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 413, up from 335 in 2000. St. Florian is situated 4 miles east of Petersville.
Petersville
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.85537° or 34° 51′ 19″ northLongitude
-87.6917° or 87° 41′ 30″ westElevation
610 feet (186 metres)Open location code
866JV845+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 153374232OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4082829
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