Welcome to Peakville ...

Peakville is located in Delaware County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Peakville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peakville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Peakville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Peakville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Peakville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Peakville ...

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

• Walton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <5>
• Deposit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <5>
• Hancock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
• Gregorytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
  • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
• Horton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Horton is located in Delaware County
• Shinhopple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinhopple
  • Shinhopple is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinhopple <5>
• Butternut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
  • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
• Corbett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
  • Corbett is located in Delaware County
• Acidalia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peakville ...

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

Adding Peakville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peakville 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 Peakville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Peakville post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peakville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/