Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky

Petersburg, Kentucky
Census-designated place (CDP)

Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 39°4′8″N 84°52′2″W / 39.06889°N 84.86722°W / 39.06889; -84.86722Coordinates: 39°4′8″N 84°52′2″W / 39.06889°N 84.86722°W / 39.06889; -84.86722
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Boone
Area
  Total 7.0 sq mi (18.2 km2)
  Land 6.2 sq mi (16.0 km2)
  Water 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 620
  Density 100/sq mi (38.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41080
FIPS code 21-60312
GNIS feature ID 0500480

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.[1]

Petersburg is located at the site of Tanner's Station, an outpost founded before 1790.[2] Tanner's station was the first settlement in Boone County, KY.[3] The Bullittsburg Baptist Church was founded outside the former hamlets of Utzinger and Gainesville/Idewild, east and north of Petersburg, in 1794.

Petersburg contains the Creation Museum, operated by Answers in Genesis.[4]

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Petersburg CDP, Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 54.
  3. Edwards, Robin. "Tanner's Station, 1789". ExploreKYHistory. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. "HomeTownLocator". Retrieved 2006-06-10.


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