Welcome to Peak ...
So far, we found very little information about Peak. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Peak to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Peak - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Peak, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Peak , we believe that it would have been located within present day Hanover County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Peak, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
Time Zone: The area where Peak was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Peak ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Peak - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peak.
Adding Peak to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Peak was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Peak.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Peak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |