Petersburg, Delaware County, Iowa
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United StatesPetersburg, Iowa | |
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.jpg) Saints Peter and Paul Church | |
  Petersburg Location in Iowa  Petersburg Petersburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′18″N 91°12′47″W / 42.55500°N 91.21306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Delaware County |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Petersburg (formerly, Petersburgh) is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1112 feet (339 m).
Petersburg is located at the junction of county highways C64 (160th Street) and D13 (300th Avenue). It lies between Colesburg and Earlville, east of Almoral, in the northern part of Bremen Township.[1]
History
The first building, a store, was built in Petersburg in 1873. The post office was established in 1874.[2] Petersburg's population was 76 in 1902.[3]
Saints Peter and Paul parish is a Roman Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The Saints Peter and Paul Church was completed and consecrated in 1906. It was constructed in cut-stone in the Gothic Revival style. The interior contains an intricately carved high altar, dark woods and gold trim.[4]
