Abandoned Record
About Petersville
Petersville is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Petersville, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Petersville is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Petersville
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1891 Dewitt sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1891 DeWitt sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1901 Rock Island sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1910 Rock Island sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Davenport sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Davenport sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Davenport sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Delmar South sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Davenport sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Petersville": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Petersville, Iowa": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q20710320.
- USGS GNIS 464697.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).