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Petersburg

Ghost town · Cooper County, Missouri

Bunceton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Bunceton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Petersburg is a ghost town in Cooper County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Cooper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Petersburg as a historical populated place on the Bunceton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.8011° N, 92.8024° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBunceton
Elevation737 ft
Nearest living townBunceton, MO
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID740036
Coordinates38.80113, -92.80241

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What's there now

Petersburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bunceton, MO (population 269), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 737 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Petersburg?

Petersburg is in Cooper County, Missouri, at 38.8011, -92.8024.

How many ghost towns are in Cooper County?

Cooper County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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