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Welcome to Peak ...

Peak is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Peak is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Peak (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Peak: 865

Communities Also Named Peak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Peak - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oregon and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Peak ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersoncountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Peak ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fraterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Oak Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farragut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Spring Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Alcoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Lenoir City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Kings Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 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 Peak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peak.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peak ...

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

Adding Peak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peak 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 Peak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Peak post office opened in 1883. The Peak post office closed in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peak.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peak - 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/