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Petersburg, Illinois
Petersburg
is a city in
Menard County, Illinois
, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the
Sangamon River
. It is part of the
Springfield, Illinois
Metropolitan Statistical Area
. The population was 2,299 at the 2000 census, and 2,185 at a 2009 estimate. It is the
county seat
of Menard County. Petersburg is located approximately two miles north of
New Salem
, the original settlement where
Abraham Lincoln
first settled when he came to
Illinois
.
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