Petersburg, Kentucky | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
![]() Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky | |
Coordinates: 39°03′11″N 84°51′26″W / 39.05306°N 84.85722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Boone |
Area | |
• Total | 7.01 sq mi (18.17 km2) |
• Land | 6.28 sq mi (16.26 km2) |
• Water | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 500 |
• Density | 79.64/sq mi (30.75/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41080 |
FIPS code | 21-60312 |
GNIS feature ID | 2629662[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]