Petersville, Iowa

Petersville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Petersville
Petersville, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°58′03″N90°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	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]}

Petersville's population was 55 in 1925. ^[6] The population was 28 in 1940. ^[7]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersville, Iowa
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 March 24, 2015.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersville Post Office (historical)
6. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
7. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 309.