The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPeterstown is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 456 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Christian Peters, a pioneer settler. The town is the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) Jones Diamond by Grover C. Jones and his son, William "Punch" Jones.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 653 to 448 (-31%). Half of its homes were built before 1963.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Peterstown yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Peterstown’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Peterstown’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Peterstown, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Peterstown is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Peterstown has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Narrows Commercial Historic District in Narrows, 4.9 miles away.
Peterstown and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.