Petersburg, Ohio
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Petersburg is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. It was founded in the 1790s by German immigrants from Pennsylvania.
Including those from Pennsylvania was Peter Musser, Israel Warner and family who are now buried outside of Petersburg in the Old Springfield Township Cemetery along with the Rudesil family and other early families.
Petersburg was named after Peter Musser by his son, Peter Musser Junior, before most of the Musser children migrated to other parts of Ohio and to Missouri. Petersburg's post office was called "Subrosa" at one point in the early history and the first Post Master was Jacob Musser, the only son of Peter to stay in Petersburg.
The building that was once used as the Petersburg Inn burned to the ground in 1955 and was believed to have been built around 1800. Another significant historical building in the community was St. John's Lutheran Church.
Petersburg is located at the intersection of State Routes 170 and 617. It is skirted by Interstate 76.
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