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Welcome to Peden ...

Peden is located

Peden is located in Tarrant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Peden is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Peden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Peden - they are located in Mississippi and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Peden ...

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

  • Fort Worth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • North Richland Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Keller
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Haltom City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Saginaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Watauga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Benbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • White Settlement
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Azle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <3>
  • Roanoke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peden ...

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

Adding Peden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Peden post office opened in 1901. The Peden post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peden.

Footnotes ...

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