Petersburg Kentucky Map

About Petersburg, Kentucky

Petersburg is a locality in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 500. The population density is 30.8 people per km². Petersburg is located at 39.0476°N, 84.8537°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 40218, 41080.

Petersburg marks its presence along the broad, muscular curve of the Ohio River, where the water carries the silt of a dozen states past the quiet banks. It lies 8.1 miles west-southwest of Francisville, KY (from Francisville, KY: bearing 252°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southeast of Dearborn. The landscape here unfolds in layers of heavy clay and limestone, with the distant, hazy silhouette of Ebenezer Ridge anchoring the southern horizon. Only a short distance away, the stillness of Lake Jeanclia offers a mirror to the sky, while the low-lying expanse of Woolpers Bottom remains susceptible to the river’s slow, deliberate seasonal expansion. At the edge of the water, Petersburg River Park provides a threshold where the land yields to the current, and the air frequently holds a damp, cooling weight that settles into the fields long after the sun has retreated behind the trees.

History in Petersburg resonates in the remnants of its early river trade, a time when the waterway served as the primary artery for commerce and connection. The local economy has shifted from the bustling logistics of the riverfront to a quieter existence defined by agriculture and the steady, rhythmic pace of rural life. While the influence of Mitchell Memorial Forest remains a distant, cooling presence to the east, the inhabitants of Petersburg maintain a character shaped by the cyclical demands of the seasons and the proximity of the soil. Those who wander toward the Blue Jacket Trail find a geography that favors the patient observer, where the legacy of the nineteenth-century river settlements lingers in the quietude of the porches and the persistent, unadorned beauty of the Kentucky plains.

About This Petersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Petersburg, Kentucky. Coordinates: 39.047618, -84.853725. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Petersburg includes the ZIP code (40218, 41080), telephone area code (502, 859), county seat of Boone County (Burlington), and school district assignment (Boone County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.