Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pecks Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pecks Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Pecks Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Pecks Creek: Pecks Crk. (or less commonly used: Pecks Ck. or Pecks Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Pecks Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pecks Creek may originally have been Peck's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pecks Creek might be written as Peck Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pecks Creek is located in Powell County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Powell County: Clark, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Pecks Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pecks Creek:
- Powell County (The home county of Pecks Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Rosslyn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Cat Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Hatton Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- North Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Old Clay City Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Morris Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Vaughns Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Upper Cane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cane
- Clay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Piggville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Little Slate Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Peeled Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
- Pine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Suddith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Black Sulpher Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Olympia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peasticks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Slate Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
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- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- North Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Austerlitz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
- Little Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Clintonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Copebranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Vancleve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Chenowee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Frozen Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Jetts Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Wolverine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Taulbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Rock Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Log Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Rabbit Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rightangle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Boonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesboro
- Renick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Renick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Wyandotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Miller's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Wagersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Winston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Lynch Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Locust Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Fayette County
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Colfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Grange City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Foxtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Kerby Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Waneta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Sandgap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- McKee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Zachariah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Fincastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Beattyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Vada
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Primrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Helens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Tallega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Athol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- College Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Bybee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Waco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Panola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Doylesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Elliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Brassfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Moberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Speedwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Reeds Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Dreyfus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Duluth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Means
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Rothwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Frenchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mariba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Denniston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Sudith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Wellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Korea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Levee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Camargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Spencer Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Prewitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Reid Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grassy Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Judy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Maytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Ezel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Ebon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
- Mize
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Grassy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Yocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Cannel City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Pebworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
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- Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Travellers Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Lerose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Southfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Farmers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Lakeview Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Campton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valeria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Mary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Toliver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Hazel Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Lexie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Helechawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Belknap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pecks Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Pecks Creek.
Cemeteries Near Pecks Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pecks Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pecks Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pecks Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Hatton Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowe Cemetery
- The Crowe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cat Creek Cemetery
- Cat Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #434130 <3>
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lane Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rosslyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944760 <3>
- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Halls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Billings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Logan Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rosslyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944769 <3>
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marcum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (569 more) ...
- Shuler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Pecks Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pecks Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pecks Creek, with the one closest to Pecks Creek listed first.
- Cat Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Rosslyn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Knowlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Clay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waltersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Patsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsey
- Slade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Jeffersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westbend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
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- Miller's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Log Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Sams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sams is located in Estill County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pecks Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pecks Creek.
Newspapers Published in Pecks Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecks Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecks Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecks Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pecks Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Powell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Breathitt County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Jackson County
- Lee County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pecks Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pecks Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |