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 ...
The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Big A Cemetery
- The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Fredonia Hill Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Garland Cemetery
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- Longhorn Cemetery
- The Longhorn Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- McShan Cemetery
- The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Miles Cemetery
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- New Hope Memorial Gardens
- Parker Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Spring Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Rowlett Cemetery
- The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
- West Family 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 alphabetically:
- Balch Springs
- Blackland
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
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- Centerville
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fate
- Forney
- Garland
- Heath
- Lavon
- Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawson
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- McLendon - Chisholm
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Mesquite
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mobile City
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Murphy
- Nevada
- New Hope
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
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- Poetry
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
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- Rockwall
- Rowlett
- Royse City
- Sachse
- Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Sunnyvale
- Talty
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Union Valley
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Wylie
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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
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