Welcome to Peavy ...

Peavy is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Peavy is located in Angelina County<1>.

Peavy is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Peavy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Peavy: 936

Communities Also Named Peavy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peavy - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Peavy ...

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

• Lufkin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <3>
• Diboll
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Diboll is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diboll
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diboll <3>
• Huntington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Huntington is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <3>
• Wells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wells is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Burke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burke is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
• Blix
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blix is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
• Keltys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Keltys is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
• Woodlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
• Cedar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Clawson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clawson is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson

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 Peavy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peavy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peavy ...

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

Adding Peavy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peavy 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 Peavy was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peavy.