Do you know of Peely ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Peely. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Peely.<1>

Our sources for Peely (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Peely other than they indicate that Peely would be found somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1915.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Peely ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Peely:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Peely - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Peely.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/58672   (Place Name: Peely)

County: Luzerne     (FIPS State/County: 42/079)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Luzerne County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Luzerne County.