Welcome to Peru ...

Peru is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peru, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

Area Codes for Peru: 870 & 327<2>

Communities Also Named Peru ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Peru - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Peru ...

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

• Pocahontas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
  • Former names for Pocahontas:
  • Bettis Bluff
  • Betts Bluff
  • Pokakhontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pocahontas
  • From Peru to Pocahontas
• Walnut Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walnut Ridge
  • From Peru to Walnut Ridge
• Corning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
• Hoxie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hoxie
  • From Peru to Hoxie
• College City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Reyno
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
  • Reyno is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Former names for Reyno:
  • Cherokee Bay
  • Esselwood
  • Needmore
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reyno
  • From Peru to Reyno
• Maynard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maynard
  • From Peru to Maynard
• Knobel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knobel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
  • Knobel is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
• O'Kean
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
  • O'Kean is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to O'Kean
  • From Peru to O'Kean
• Success
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Success is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 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 Peru. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peru.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peru ...

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

Adding Peru to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Peru was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Peru post office opened in 1879.

We also found Peru on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peru.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peru. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/