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Welcome to Peak ...

Peak is located in Garland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Peak is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Peak lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Peak: 501

Communities Also Named Peak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Peak - they are located in Kentucky, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Peak ...

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

  • Hot Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Ida
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Amity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Amity is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Norman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Black Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Alamo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Alamo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Joplin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Joplin is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Mazarn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peak ...

Looking for more information about Peak? 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 Peak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peak.

Adding Peak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peak 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 Peak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Peak post office opened in 1903. The Peak post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peak.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Garland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/