Welcome to Peabody ...

Peabody is located in Whitley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peabody, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Peabody is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Peabody lies within the (260) area code.

Communities Also Named Peabody ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Peabody - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Peabody ...

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

• Fort Wayne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <4>
• Huntington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Columbia City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
• Huntertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <4>
• North Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manchester
  • North Manchester is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Manchester <4>
• Winona Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
  • Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <4>
• Churubusco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
  • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <4>
• South Whitley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
  • South Whitley is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <4>
• Roanoke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• North Webster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Webster
  • North Webster is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Webster <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peabody ...

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

Adding Peabody to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peabody 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 Peabody was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Peabody post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peabody.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov