Petersville, Iowa

Petersville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Petersville
Petersville, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°58′03″N 90°32′01″W / 41.96750°N 90.53361°W / 41.96750; -90.53361Coordinates: 41°58′03″N 90°32′01″W / 41.96750°N 90.53361°W / 41.96750; -90.53361
Country United States
State Iowa
County Clinton
Elevation 755 ft (230 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 563
GNIS feature ID 464697[1]

Petersville is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

History

Petersville was originally called Quigley.[2] The present name honors John Peters and family, pioneer settlers.[2] The town was platted as Petersville in 1902.[3]

A post office was established under the name Quigley in 1883, and renamed Petersville in 1902; this post office closed in 1935.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersville, Iowa
  2. 1 2 Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 113.
  3. ↑ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa. B. F. Bowen. p. 390.
  4. ↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersville Post Office (historical)


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