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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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Peck is located in Sanilac County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sanilac County: Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair & Tuscola.

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

  • Sanilac County     (The home county of Peck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Speaker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Watertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Melvin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Cash
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
    • Valley Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Croswell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
      • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <2>
    • Juhl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juhl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Sandusky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
      • Former name for Sandusky:
      • Sanilac Centre
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <2>
    • Applegate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Amadore ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
      • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Elmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Carsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Brown City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Burnside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Clifford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Kings Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • North Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Imlay City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
      • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <2>
    • Lum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Silverwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
      • Silverwood is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverwood <2>
    • Attica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Almont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <2>
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dryden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <2>
    • Lapeer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Doyle ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Macomb County
    • Memphis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Former name for Memphis:
      • Well's Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <2>
    • Armada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
      • Armada is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Former names for Armada:
      • Burk's Corners
      • Honeyoe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <2>
    • Beebe's Corners ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beebe's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Corners
      • Beebe's Corners is located in Macomb County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Yale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
    • Brockway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jeddo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Avoca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blaine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
    • Capac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <2>
    • Emmett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
    • Atkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
    • North Lakeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
      • North Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
    • Ruby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lakeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
      • Former name for Lakeport:
      • Milwaukee City
    • Goodells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
      • Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
    • North Street
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peck, with the one closest to Peck listed first.
    • Kingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
    • Deford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
      • Deford is located in Tuscola County
    • Fostoria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Mayville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cass City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
      • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peck, see our County-by-County Page for 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 63 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. 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 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Peck.
    • The St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140 <5>
  • Elk Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Speaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Seven Sorrows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fremont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Cemetery
  • Fremont Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Omard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Omard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321 <5>
  • Valley Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1882 <5>
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peck had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Peck had a population of 588 people.

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

  • Speaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
    • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
  • Melvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Roseburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
    • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
  • Cash
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
  • Valley Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
    • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
  • Yale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
  • Brown City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Croswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
    • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <2>
  • Juhl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juhl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
    • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
  • Applegate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Amadore ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
    • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
  • Elmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Burnside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Brockway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County

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.

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

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2587, Longitude: -82.8172    
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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