Welcome to Peary ...

Peary is located in Mathews County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Peary is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Peary lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Peary: (804)

The ZIP code for Peary: 23138<3>

Communities Also Named Peary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peary - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Peary ...

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

• Poquoson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <5>
• Cape Charles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <5>
• Cheriton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
  • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <5>
• Eastville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <5>
• White Stone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <5>
• Diggs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diggs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggs
  • Diggs is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diggs <5>
• Mathews
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews
  • Mathews is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathews <5>
• Achilles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
• North
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <5>
• Roanes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
  • Roanes is located in Gloucester County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peary ...

Looking for more information about Peary? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Peary, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peary.

Adding Peary to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peary 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 Peary was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Peary post office opened in 1910.

We also found Peary on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/