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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Frankfort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Midway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Owenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
  • Owenton is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <4>
• Pleasureville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Sadieville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Corinth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <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 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 for Peaks Mill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Peaks Mill post office opened in 1877.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/