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History · Peck

Peck’s post office opened in 1858, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

1858first post office
0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
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When was Peck founded?

1858

The Peck post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 593168 years
Founding year: the first Peck post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Peck’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Peck are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Peck, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Peck yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Its first post office opened in 1858. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 632 to 593 (-6%).

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Questions about Peck’s history

What year was Peck founded?

The Peck post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →