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Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States

39°03′11″N 84°51′26″W / 39.05306°N 84.85722°W / 39.05306; -84.85722CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyBooneArea

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• Total7.01 sq mi (18.17 km²) • Land6.28 sq mi (16.26 km²) • Water0.74 sq mi (1.91 km²)Elevation

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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 code21-60312GNIS feature ID2629662^[2]

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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.

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.