Petersburg, Delaware County, Iowa

Petersburg, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Petersburg
Location in Iowa
Coordinates: 42°33′18″N 91°12′47″W / 42.55500°N 91.21306°W / 42.55500; -91.21306Coordinates: 42°33′18″N 91°12′47″W / 42.55500°N 91.21306°W / 42.55500; -91.21306
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Delaware County
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Petersburg (formerly, Petersburgh) is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa. It lies at an elevation of 1112 feet (339 m).

History

The first building, a store, was built in Petersburg in 1873. The post office was established in 1874.[1]

Saints Peter and Paul Church

Saints Peter and Paul parish is a Roman Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The Saints Peter and Paul Church was completed and consecrated in 1906. It was constructed in cut-stone in the Gothic Revival style. The interior contains an intricately carved high altar, dark woods and gold trim.[2]

Education

Petersburg is within the Western Dubuque Community School District. It is zoned to Dyersville Elementary School in Dyersville,[3] Drexler Middle School in Farley, and Western Dubuque High School in Epworth.[4]

Beginning in the fall of 2013, the Hennessy Catholic School is consolidating all its classes from New Vienna into the Petersburg building. There are approximately 60 students in grades 1 through 6. In 1987, the St. Boniface School (New Vienna) and SS. Peter & Paul School (Petersburg) merged to create Hennessy Catholic School.[5]

References

  1. ↑ The History of Delaware County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 559.
  2. ↑ "Petersburg's Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church". Delaware County. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dyersville Elementary Boundary Change Map." Western Dubuque Community School District. Retrieved on July 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "WDHS Boundary map." Western Dubuque Community School District. Retrieved on July 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ Muilenburg, Matt (27 February 2013). "Hennessy School consolidation underway". Dyersville Commercial. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
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