Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Peach Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Peach Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Peach Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Peach Creek: Peach Crk. (or less commonly used: Peach Ck. or Peach Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Peach Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peach Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Peach Creek is located in Brazos County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brazos County: Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Peach Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peach Creek:
- Brazos County (The home county of Peach Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Millican
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wellborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allen Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- College Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Navasota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kurten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wixon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Tabor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Rye ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Stone City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Tunis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Somerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Frenstat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Birch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roans Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Apolonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Iola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bedias
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Plantersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Mission
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Zulch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zulch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
- North Zulch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- George is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Dacus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Dobbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Benchley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Mumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Wesley Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Fields Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Washington ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Whitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Quarry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Gay Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Chappell Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rehburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peach Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Peach Creek.
Cemeteries Near Peach Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peach Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Peach Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peach Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Peach Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millican Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steele Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Flock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- College Station Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Stick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Botts Ferry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Erwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Peach Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peach Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peach Creek, with the one closest to Peach Creek listed first.
- Millican
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wellborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allen Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Keith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keith is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- College Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Navasota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bryan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roans Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- William Penn ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- William Penn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
- Merle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Kurten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peach Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peach Creek.
Newspapers Published in Peach Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peach Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peach Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peach Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Peach Creek:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Brazos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burleson County
- Grimes County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Walker County
- Waller County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Peach Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peach Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |