Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Old Peru in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Peru. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Peru listed first.
- East Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Barney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Truro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
- Ord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Winterset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Lorimor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- McPherson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McPherson is located in Madison County
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- New Virginia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bevington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Conger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conger is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Macksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Jamison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Clarke County
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- Wick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Warren County
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- McBride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Thayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Churchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Pitzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Talmage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talmage is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Prole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
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 Old Peru, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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