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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about East Peru (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for East Peru. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for East Peru ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Peru: E. Peru

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

East Peru is located in Madison County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Adair, Clarke, Dallas, Guthrie, Polk, Union & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near East Peru. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Peru:

  • Madison County     (The home county of East Peru)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.
    • Truro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <2>
    • Barney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Charles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
    • Ord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ord
      • From East Peru to Ord
    • Patterson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Winterset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Macksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pitzer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pitzer
      • From East Peru to Pitzer
    • Webster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Earlham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <2>
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.
    • Hebron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Stanzel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Zion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Arbor Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbor Hill
      • From East Peru to Arbor Hill
    • Orient
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.
    • Murray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Osceola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hopeville
      • From East Peru to Hopeville
    • Lacelle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
      • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lacelle
      • From East Peru to Lacelle
    • Green Bay ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <2>
    • Weldon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas County
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.
    • Van Wert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Grand River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Le Roy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Le Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Le Roy
      • From East Peru to Le Roy
  • Guthrie County
    • Stuart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <2>
  • Lucas County
    • Lucas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.
    • Norwalk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <2>
    • Commerce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Polk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Commerce
      • From East Peru to Commerce
    • West Des Moines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
      • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <2>
    • Clive
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
      • Clive is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <2>
    • Windsor Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <2>
    • Urbandale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <2>
    • Carlisle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Des Moines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ringgold County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.
    • Ellston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
      • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Beaconsfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
      • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Tingley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.
    • Lorimor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thayer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Afton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
    • Arispe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Creston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Creston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
      • Shannon City is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Cromwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.
    • New Virginia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bevington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <2>
    • Saint Marys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Martensdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <2>
    • Churchville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Cool
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cool
      • From East Peru to Cool
    • Cumming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
      • Cumming is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <2>
    • Spring Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Indianola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Peru, see our County-by-County Page for East Peru.

Cemeteries Near East Peru ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Peru.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Peru covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.

  • Peru Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peru Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sayre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beardsley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beardsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beardsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Viney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Field Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Worthing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Peru had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, East Peru had a population of 133 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from East Peru, with the one closest to East Peru listed first.

  • Truro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Truro is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <2>
  • Barney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
    • Hanley is located in Madison County
  • Saint Charles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
  • Ord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Ord is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ord
    • From East Peru to Ord
  • Winterset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Patterson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lorimor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Virginia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • McPherson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
    • McPherson is located in Madison County
  • Saint Marys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Bevington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
    • Bevington is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <2>
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    • Monette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
      • Monette is located in Union County
    • Murray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Jamison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Clarke County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Peru. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Peru.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Peru ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Peru.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Peru. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Peru and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Peru.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of East Peru.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to East Peru:

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncoia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 East Peru, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Peru) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Peru. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2278, Longitude: -93.9258       In this case, the coordinates for East Peru have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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