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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Peacock was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Peacock was located: 334 & 483<4>
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)
- Luverne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Dozier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Bullock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Pine Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
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 (so far) for Peacock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Peacock post office opened in 1882. The Peacock post office closed in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Peacock.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Peacock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Peacock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Peacock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |