Petersburg, Indiana

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Evansville. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the south of Petersburg and has a population of 121,582 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Henderson (KY). It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the south of Petersburg and has a population of 27,373 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Lawrenceville (IL)	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	4,382	7.65% decrease
	Mount Carmel (IL)	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	7,404	7.24% decrease
	Olney (IL)	W	46 mi [74 km]	8,407	2.6% decrease
	Robinson (IL)	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,369	6.64% decrease
	Bedford	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	13,486	2.05% decrease
	Boonville	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	6,746	1.29% decrease
	Huntingburg	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	6,112	9.18% increase
	Jasper	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	14,116	16.66% increase
	Linton	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	5,696	1.35% decrease
	Mount Vernon	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease
	Princeton	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	8,447	3.33% increase
	Sullivan	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	4,482	2.92% decrease
	Tell City	SE	46 mi [74 km]	7,526	4.07% decrease
	Vincennes	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	17,976	3.88% decrease
	Washington	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	11,397	0.15% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alfordsville	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	115	2.68% increase
	Decker	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	272	3.89% decrease
	Francisco	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	526	3.13% decrease
	Hazleton	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	281	2.43% decrease
	Highbank Town	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Mackey	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	137	3.52% decrease
	Monroe City	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	524	4.38% decrease
	Montgomery	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	373	1.36% increase
	Oakland City Junction	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Oakland City	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,512	2.94% decrease
	Patoka	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	760	1.47% increase
	Somerville	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	303	2.88% decrease
	Spurgeon	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	213	6.17% decrease
	Wheatland	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	484	3.97% decrease
	Winslow	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	834	5.33% decrease

Pike County

Petersburg is located in Pike County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox and Warrick.

While not sharing a border with Pike, the following counties are close to Petersburg: Lawrence (IL), Martin and Wabash (IL).

Below are counties that are near Petersburg (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Petersburg:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Petersburg
	Crawford County (IL)	NW	Heathsville (IL)	31 miles [49 km]
	Edwards County (IL)	W	Bone Gap (IL)	38 miles [61 km]
	Lawrence County (IL)	W	Saint Francisville (IL)	20 miles [32 km]
	Richland County (IL)	W	Berryville (IL)	35 miles [56 km]
	Wabash County (IL)	W	Allendale (IL)	23 miles [37 km]
	Crawford County	E	Riceville	35 miles [56 km]
	Daviess County	NE	Sandy Hook	6 miles [9 km]
	Dubois County	E	Ireland	16 miles [25 km]
	Gibson County	S	Dongola	8 miles [12 km]
	Greene County	N	Marco	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana<3>

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