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So far, we found very little information about Peek's Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Peek's Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Peek's Hill, please Contact Us.


Peek's Hill would have been located within present day Calhoun County<2>.


The location of Peek's Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Peek's Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Peek's Hill is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Peek's Hill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Peek's Hill (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Peek's Hill would have been located in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.

Communities near Peek's Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peek's Hill.

  • Gadsden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Anniston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <6>
  • Rainbow City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Southside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <6>
  • Attalla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <6>
  • Hokes Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
    • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <6>
  • Weaver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Peek's Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peek's Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peek's Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peek's Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peek's Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Peek's Hill.

Adding Peek's Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peek's Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Peek's Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Peek's Hill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peek's Hill.

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Peek's Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peek's Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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