Saint Petersburg, Colorado

Saint Petersburg, Colorado
Named after Sankt-Petersburg, Rossiya

Saint Petersburg is an unincorporated community in Logan County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

The community derives its name from Pete Lousberg, who built the town a church in exchange for the naming rights.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Petersburg, Colorado
  2. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 44.

40°32′20″N 102°49′02″W / 40.53889°N 102.81722°W / 40.53889; -102.81722

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