Petersburg

Petersburg is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census Petersburg, along with its surrounding areas that use the 41080 zip code, had a population of 500.
  • Type: Hamlet with 620 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky
  • Also known as: Caledonia”, “New Caldonia”, “Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky”, “Petersburg, Kentucky”, “Petersburg, KY”, and “Tanners Bottom
  • Postal code: 41080

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tanner’s Creek Generating Station and George Street Bridge.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tanner's Creek Generating Station was a major, 1000-MWe coal-fired electrical power plant in . Located on the north bank of Ohio River along Tanners Creek, it was one of the two coal-fired power stations within 3 miles of , near the of Indiana, , and .

Bridge
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
, also known as County Bridge No. 159, is a historic Whipple truss bridge located at . It was built by the Lomas Forge & Bridge Works in 1887. is situated 2 miles southwest of Petersburg.

House
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a historic home located at . It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick dwelling.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Utah and Lawrenceburg.

Neighborhood
is a populated location in , in the . is situated 1½ miles west of Petersburg.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is in and was founded in 1802 as a center around riverboat commerce on the Ohio River.

Town
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is a city in , , United States. The population was 3,479 at the 2020 census. is situated 2 miles southwest of Petersburg.

Petersburg

Latitude
39.06923° or 39° 4′ 9″ north
Longitude
-84.86828° or 84° 52′ 6″ west
Population
620
Elevation
512 feet (156 metres)
Open location code
86FQ349J+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154357549
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4304035
Wiki­data ID
Q7178159
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Petersburg” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Petersburg
  • Cebuano: Petersburg
  • Chechen: Питерсбург (Бун гуо, Кентукки)
  • Chechen: Питерсбург
  • Chinese: 彼得堡
  • Chinese: 彼得斯堡
  • Chinese: 肯塔基彼得堡
  • Dutch: Petersburg
  • French: Petersburg
  • German: Petersburg
  • Irish: Petersburg
  • Italian: Petersburg
  • Ladin: Petersburg
  • Persian: پیترزبرگ، شهرستان بون، کنتاکی
  • Persian: پیترزبرگ
  • Polish: Petersburg
  • Serbian: Питерсбург
  • Serbo-Croatian: Petersburg, Kentucky
  • Serbo-Croatian: Petersburg
  • Spanish: Petersburg
  • Tatar: Питерсбург (Бун округы, Кентукки)
  • Tatar: Питерсбург
  • Ukrainian: Пітерсбург
  • Urdu: پیٹرزبرگ، بون کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی
  • Urdu: پیٹرزبرگ
  • Volapük: Petersburg

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