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PETERSBURG,
TEXAS
Hale
County
, Texas Panhandle
33° 52' 10" N, 101° 35' 51" W (33.869444, -101.5975)
FM 54 and FM 789
28 miles S of Plainview
the county seat
33 miles NE of Lubbock
ZIP code 79250
Area code 806
Population: 1,132 Est. (2019)
1,202 (2010) 1,262 (2000) 1,292 (1990)
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History
in a Pecan Shell
1891: Post office opens in SW Floyd
County. Named for Zack and Margaret Peters.
1902: Post office moves five miles into Hale
County when Ed M. White establishes his store.
1905: Cotton is planted for the
first time.
1909: Town is platted. Popularion
remained below 100.
1927: The town incorporates with a population of 200.
1928: The Fort Worth and Denver Railway arrives.
1949: The population reaches 500.
1960: The population reaches 1,400.
1970: The population reaches 1,300.
1980: The population reaches 1,633.
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1920s Hale
County map showing Petersburg
near Floyd, Lubbock
and Crosby County
lines
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
1940s
Hale County map showing
Petersburg
on the T.W.&D. RR
From Texas state map
#4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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