Lake Petersburg
Lake Petersburg is in Menard, Illinois. Lake Petersburg is situated nearby to Shambolee Golf Course, as well as near Lincolns New Salem State Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln’s New Salem.
Lincoln’s New Salem
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site is a reconstruction of the former village of New Salem in Menard County, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. Lincoln’s New Salem is situated 1¼ miles east of Lake Petersburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petersburg and Tallula.
Petersburg
Photo: Matt Turner, CC BY 2.0.
Petersburg is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Illinois, United States, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the Sangamon River.
Tallula
Village
Tallula is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 by William G. Greene. The population was 434 at the 2020 census, down from 488 in 2010. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tallula is situated 4½ miles southwest of Lake Petersburg.
Lake Petersburg
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Menard, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.98005° or 39° 58′ 48″ northLongitude
-89.86228° or 89° 51′ 44″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86FGX4JQ+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 78481989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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