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Welcome to East Peacham ...

East Peacham is located in Caledonia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Peacham, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Peacham: E. Peacham

East Peacham is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Peacham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Peacham: 802

Communities near East Peacham ...

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

  • Barre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
    • Barre has also been known as:
    • Barre City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <3>
  • Barre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
  • Saint Johnsbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
    • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Littleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lyndon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
  • Hardwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
  • East Montpelier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
    • East Montpelier is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Newbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Newbury is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Danville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Barnet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
    • Barnet is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Peacham ...

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

Adding East Peacham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Peacham 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 for East Peacham was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Peacham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Caledonia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Peacham - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.