Welcome to Peck ...

Peck is located in Leon County<1>.

The location of Peck has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Peck is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Peck (for example, toward Sneads), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Peck: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Peck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Peck - they are located in Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Peck ...

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

• Tallahassee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
  • Tallahassee is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallahassee <5>
• Monticello
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
• Good Hope ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
• Miccosukee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miccosukee
  • Miccosukee is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miccosukee <5>
• Lloyd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Lloyd is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <5>
• Capitola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County
• Waukeenah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukeenah
  • Waukeenah is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukeenah <5>
• Thomas City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Wacissa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacissa
  • Wacissa is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wacissa <5>
• Woodville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peck ...

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

Adding Peck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Peck post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Leon County: www.co.leon.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/