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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peru had a population of 5,550 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Peru had a population of 9,612 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Salle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ladd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dimmick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dimmick is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
- Tonica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ticona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Vermilionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seatonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Troy Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- De Pue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Mount Palatine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Hennepin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florid is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triumph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bureau Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lostant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Farm Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Peru, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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