A visit to the Peck Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Peck Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peck Cemetery:
32.8635, -96.4658
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peck Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County<2>.
The county seat for Rockwall County is located in Rockwall. Rockwall lies just to the north northeast of the Peck Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peck Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peck Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McShan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
- Longhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Longhorn Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn Cemetery
- Rowlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
- The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old City Cemetery
- Rockwall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #667788 <5>
- Fredonia Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fredonia Hill Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Hill Cemetery
- The Fredonia Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nathan Butler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3691 <5>
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Pleasant Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chisholm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big A Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- West Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peck Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Heath
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Mobile City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rowlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Fate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mesquite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Royse City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sachse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lavon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Talty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Balch Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Poetry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Union Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Peck Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockwall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forney
- Garland
- Nevada
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Peck Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rockwall County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Peck Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343789 (Peck Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343789 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Rockwall
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forney North
- Location given for Peck Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8634582 Lon: -96.4658202
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rockwall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |