New Petersburg, Ohio

New Petersburg is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

New Petersburg was laid out in 1817.^[2] A post office called New Petersburgh was established in 1829, the name was changed to New Petersburg in 1893, and the post office closed in 1932.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System:
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 98.
↑ Petersburg Post Office (historical) U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 2009714

Municipalities and communities of Highland County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Hillsboro

City	Hillsboro

Villages	Greenfield‡ Highland Leesburg Lynchburg‡ Mowrystown Sardinia‡ Sinking Spring

Townships	Brushcreek Clay Concord Dodson Fairfield Hamer Jackson Liberty Madison Marshall New Market Paint Penn Salem Union Washington Whiteoak

CDPs	Buford

Unincorporated communities	Allensburg Belfast Berrysville Boston Bridges Carmel Dodsonville East Danville Elmville Fairfax Folsom Hoagland Hollowtown Marshall New Market New Petersburg Pricetown Rainsboro Samantha Sugar Tree Ridge Taylorsville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°15′44″N 83°26′42″W / 39.26222°N 83.44500°W / 39.26222; -83.44500

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