Petersburg is a rural

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and

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(CDP) in Boone County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census Petersburg, along with its surrounding areas that use the 41080 zip code, had a population of 500. It is located on the

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, 25 miles from

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. Archaeological evidence reveals an ancient Indian settlement was located at Petersburg town site. The first white settlement at Petersburg was Tanner's Station, an outpost founded before 1790. Tanner's station was the first settlement in Boone County, KY. Tanner's Station was renamed Petersburg in 1814. The Bullittsburg Baptist Church was founded outside the former hamlets of Utzinger and Gainesville/Idewild, east and north of Petersburg, in 1794. Petersburg contains the Creation Museum, operated by Answers in Genesis.

Education

Petersburg has a

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, a branch of the Boone County Public Library.

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Notable natives

* Charles Clinton Fleek, recipient of the

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for service in the

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. "Chalky", as he was known, attended the old Petersburg Elementary School.

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Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Census-designated places in Kentucky Census-designated places in Boone County, Kentucky Kentucky populated places on the Ohio River Unincorporated communities in Boone County, Kentucky {{BooneCountyKY-geo-stub

Education

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Notable natives

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