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Welcome to Peckham ...

Peckham is located in Kay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peckham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Peckham is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Peckham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Peckham: 580

Communities Also Named Peckham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Peckham - they are located in Colorado and Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peckham.

Communities near Peckham ...

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

  • Ponca City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Arkansas City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tonkawa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newkirk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Parkerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Kaw City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • South Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Braman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Geuda Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peckham ...

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

Adding Peckham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peckham 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 (so far) for Peckham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Peckham post office opened in 1899. The Peckham post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peckham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Kay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peckham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/