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.

Petersburg, Kentucky
Census-designated place (CDP)
Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky
Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 39°03′11″N 84°51′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBoone
Area
[1]
 • Total7.01 sq mi (18.17 km2)
 • Land6.28 sq mi (16.26 km2)
 • Water0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2)
Elevation
[2]
522 ft (159 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total500
 • Density79.64/sq mi (30.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41080
FIPS code21-60312
GNIS feature ID2629662[2]

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
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020500—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Notable natives

See also

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky
  3. "History". Boone County. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 9780722249208.
  5. Edwards, Robin. "Tanner's Station, 1789". ExploreKYHistory. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  6. "HomeTownLocator". Retrieved June 10, 2006.
  7. "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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