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 South Peru in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Peru. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Courter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Courter is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courter
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Richvalley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- New Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Onward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- McGrawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McGrawsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
- Chili
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Hoover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Pettysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Deedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- Wawpecong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Perrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perrysburg is located in Miami County
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- Adamsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adamsboro is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsboro
- Anoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anoka is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Wabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Twelve Mile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
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 South Peru, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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