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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 Peck (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 Peck. 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.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Peck is located in Catahoula Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Catahoula Parish: Avoyelles, Caldwell, Concordia, Franklin, La Salle & Tensas.

Below are the parishes that are near Peck. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peck:

  • Catahoula Parish     (The home parish of Peck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Sicily Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wildwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Enterprise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Harrisonburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Aimwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Utility
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
    • Rhinehart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Banks Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Kelly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Dunbarton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Clayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Ferriday
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
    • Chevey Chase
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
    • Ferriday
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Athlone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Sycamore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Wildsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ridgecrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Vidalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Elam
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Wisner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jigger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Extension
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
    • Chase
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Necessity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Liddieville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
    • Swampers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
    • Crowville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Baskin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Baskinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
  • Richland Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • New Light
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • New Light is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • Mangham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Archibald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Tensas Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Highland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Newlight
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
    • Waterproof
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Joseph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Newellton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Natchez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <1>
    • Carthage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Jefferson County (MS)
    • Rodney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peck, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Peck.

Cemeteries Near Peck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peck.

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 Peck - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.

  • New Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Humble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hope Estate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hope Will Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peniston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Sicily Island Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • King Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mason Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

While we didn't find Peck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peck.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.

  • Holly Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Sicily Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Oakley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Leland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Wildwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Highland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Como
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Como is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Fort Necessity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Harrisonburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Winnsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Goldman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peck.

Newspapers Published in Peck ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peck, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peck.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Peck:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Peck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.