Alternate names: Pyetrykaw [Bel], Petrikov [Rus, Yid], Petryków [Pol], Pietrykaŭ, Petrykau, Petrikovo, Belarusian: Петрыкаў. Russian: Петриков. 52°08' N, 28°30' E, 33 miles W of Mazyr (Mozyr). 1900 Jewish population: 2,515.
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 982: "Petrikov".
- Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 71: "Petrikov".
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VIII, p. 28: "Petrykow".
Jewish cemetery was founded in 1944 and is completely destroyed. photos. [February 2010]