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Welcome to Peeples ...

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

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

Peeples would have been located within present day Hampton County<2>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Peeples, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Peeples is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Peeples was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Peeples once stood is in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Peeples ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Peeples - they are located in Colorado and Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peeples.

Communities near Peeples ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peeples.

  • Two Sisters Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
    • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
  • Allendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvania
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <5>
  • Varnville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Estill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brunson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Newington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
    • Newington is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <5>
  • Gifford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Peeples. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peeples.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peeples. 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 Peeples.

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

Adding Peeples to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peeples in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Peeples was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Peeples post office opened in 1880.

We also found Peeples in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peeples.

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 Peeples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Hampton, 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 Peeples - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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