Our Genealogy Helper
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 South 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 South 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 South 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Peru: S. 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.
South Peru is located in Miami County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miami County: Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard & Wabash.
Below are the counties that are near South Peru. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Peru:
- Miami County (The home county of South Peru)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- 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
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pettysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- 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
- Deedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- 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
- Converse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Deer Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burrows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Rockfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Cutler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- 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
- Hoover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- 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
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Galveston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Logansport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Leases Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lucerne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Young America
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Middlefork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Disko
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Grass Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kewanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Lake Bruce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Mier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Jalapa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sweetser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swayzee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Hackleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Van Buren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Cassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Plevna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Kokomo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Alto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Hemlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Indian Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- West Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Banquo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Bippus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Huntington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Silver Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sevastopol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Burket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Claypool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mentone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Madison County
- Leisure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Thornhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Windfall City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Richvalley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Roann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Treaty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lagro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Laketon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Servia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- North Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- Burnettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Collamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Luther
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Peru, see our County-by-County Page for South Peru.
Cemeteries Near South Peru ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for South Peru - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Peru covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Peru, with the one closest to South Peru listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Peru.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86019 <2>
- Sharpee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reyburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reyburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Peru.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #982746 <2>
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Francis Godfroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Metzger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leonda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Rankin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keyes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find South Peru in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Peru.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Peru, 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
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Peru. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Peru.
Newspapers Published in South 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Peru.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Peru, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Peru.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 South Peru:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Pulaski County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- South Peru) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |