Welcome to Peeksville ...
Peeksville is located in Henry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Peeksville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Peeksville is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Peeksville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Peeksville: 770, 470 & 678<3>
Communities Also Named Peeksville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peeksville - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peeksville.
Websites for Peeksville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.henrycounty.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Peeksville, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Peeksville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peeksville.
- Stockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge North
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- McDonough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- McDonough is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <4>
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <4>
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Peeksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peeksville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peeksville. 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 Peeksville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peeksville. See our Newspapers Page for Peeksville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peeksville ...
Looking for more information about Peeksville? 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 Peeksville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peeksville.
Adding Peeksville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Peeksville 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 Peeksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Peeksville post office opened in 1870.
We also found Peeksville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Peeksville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peeksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Peeksville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Peeksville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |