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Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Boone

ZIP codes
  
41080

Zip code
  
41080

Population
  
620 (2010)

State
  
Kentucky

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

FIPS code
  
21-60312

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:32 AM


Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 97% Humidity

Area
  
18.13 km² (16.06 km² Land / 207 ha Water)

Petersburg is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census Petersburg, along with its surrounding areas that use the 41080 zip code, had a population of 620.

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Map of Petersburg, KY 41080, USA

Petersburg is located at the site of Tanner's Station, an outpost founded before 1790. Tanner's station was the first settlement in Boone County, KY. The Bullittsburg Baptist Church was founded outside the former hamlets of Utzinger and Gainesville/Idewild, east and north of Petersburg, in 1794.

Petersburg, in 1791, was a candidate for the site of the new state's capital, however the Petersburg in contention was a site that no longer exists by name in Woodford County, Kentucky.

Petersburg contains the Creation Museum, operated by the apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis.

Notable natives

  • Charles Clinton Fleek, recipient of the Medal of Honor for service in the Vietnam War. "Chalky", as he was known, attended the 5 classroom, Petersburg Elementary School which has since been demolished/converted into a local community center and branch of the Boone County Public Library.

    • References

    Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky Wikipedia
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