Petersburg, Delaware County, Iowa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Petersburg, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Petersburg, Delaware County, Iowa Location in Iowa
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).

History

The first building, a store, was built in Petersburg in 1873. The post office was established in 1874.

Saints Peter and Paul Church

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.

Grade School

Beginning in the fall of 2013, the Hennessy Catholic School is consolidating all its classes from New Vienna into the Petersburg building. There are approximately 60 students in grades 1 through 6. In 1987, the St. Boniface School (New Vienna) and SS. Peter & Paul School (Petersburg) merged to create Hennessy Catholic School.

Education

Petersburg is within the Western Dubuque Community School District. It is zoned to Dyersville Elementary School in Dyersville, Drexler Middle School in Farley, and Western Dubuque High School in Epworth.

The remaining Catholic grade school in the "Spires of Faith" Catholic church network, which operates Catholic churches in the area, is St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Dyersville, and the secondary school is Beckman Catholic High School.

In 1987, the St. Boniface School (New Vienna) and SS. Peter & Paul School (Petersburg) merged to create Hennessy Catholic School. Beginning in the fall of 2013, the Hennessy Catholic School consolidated all its classes from New Vienna into the Petersburg building, and Archbishop Hennessy closed entirely in 2018.