Petersburg (formerly Brittain Store) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Burke County,
North Carolina
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, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1168 feet (356 m) at coordinates: 35° 42' 23.47" N, 81° 40' 15.35" W.
It is part of the
Hickory
Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus ''Carya'', which includes around 18 species. Five or six species are native to China, Indochina, and India (Assam), as many as twelve are native to the United States, four are found in Mexi ...
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Lenoir Lenoir may refer to:
Locations:
* Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
* Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States
* Lenoir City, Tennessee
In Universities:
* Lenoir-Rhyne University
* Lenoir Dining Hall, a dining hall at the University of N ...
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Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area
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References
Unincorporated communities in Burke County, North Carolina
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