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 7,028 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Peru had a population of 10,937 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Courter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Courter is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courter
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Onward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chili
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Hoover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richvalley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McGrawsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McGrawsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
- Pettysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perrysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perrysburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
- Adamsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsboro is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsboro
- Deedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Anoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anoka is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Bennetts Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- Wawpecong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |