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Welcome to Peacock ...

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

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


Peacock would have been located within present day Crenshaw County<2>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Peacock

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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Peacock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Peacock is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The Area Code where Peacock was located: 334

Communities Also Named Peacock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Peacock: This one is located in Crenshaw County and the other is located in Clarke County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 5 communities that are also named Peacock - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Peacock ...

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

  • Elba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <5>
  • Luverne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rutledge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Dozier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <5>
  • Goshen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Petrey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Bullock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
    • Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
  • Zoar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Zoar is located in Coffee County
  • Pine Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Pine Level is located in Coffee 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 Peacock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peacock.

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

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

Adding Peacock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peacock 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 Peacock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Peacock post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peacock.

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 Peacock, 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 Crenshaw, 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 Peacock - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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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