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Welcome to Peaks Mill ...

Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peaks Mill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Peaks Mill: Peaks Ml. (or less commonly used: Peaks Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Peaks Mill for more information about variations on the name of Peaks Mill.

Peaks Mill is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Peaks Mill: 502

Communities near Peaks Mill ...

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

  • Georgetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankfort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Versailles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Midway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Owenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasureville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Stamping Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Sadieville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sadieville is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Corinth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peaks Mill ...

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

Adding Peaks Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peaks Mill 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 (so far) for Peaks Mill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Peaks Mill post office opened in 1877. The Peaks Mill post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peaks Mill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peaks Mill - 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/