City of Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia, United States

Overview of Petersburg

• Name:
  Petersburg
• Official Name:
  City of Petersburg
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Grant County, West Virginia, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Settled in 1745 by German colonists and named for Jacob Peterson, owner of the first general store in the area. Name changed to Lunice Creek in 1833 because a post office named Petersburg was already in existence in Virginia. Name changed back to Petersburg when West Virginia achieved statehood.
• County Seat of:
  Grant County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.992609838° 59' 33.4"N

  Longitude:-79.123923979° 07' 26.1"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Town Hill 0.8 mi. NW
  • Dorcas 3.8 mi. S
  • Durgon (Hardy County) 4.2 mi. E
  • Cabins 4.4 mi. W
  • Seymourville 4.5 mi. N
  • Arthur 5.2 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • South Branch Memorial Gardens 2.9 mi. W
  • Mount Hebron 4.2 mi. NW
  • Oak Hill (Hardy County) 9.9 mi. NE
  • Olivet (Moorefield, Hardy County) 10 mi. NE
  • Burlington (Hardy County) 11 mi. E
  • Baldwin (Hardy County) 11.5 mi. E
  • Bethel (Hardy County) 14.3 mi. NE
• Population:
  2,696
• Elevation:
  285 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  951853911
• Updated Apr 19, 2020