Petersville, Iowa

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

Petersville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Petersville
Petersville, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°58′03″N 90°32′01″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyClinton
Elevation
755 ft (230 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)563
GNIS feature ID464697[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. 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 24 March 2015.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersville Post Office (historical)


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