Welcome to East Peru ...

East Peru is located in Oxford County<1>.

The location of East Peru has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Peru, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

A typical abbreviation for East Peru: E. Peru

East Peru is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Peru lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for East Peru: (207)

Communities Also Named East Peru ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Peru - it's located in Iowa.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Peru.

Communities near East Peru ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Peru.

• Farmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Turner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
• Rumford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford <4>
• Paris
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
• Jay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
• Wilton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Livermore Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Falls
  • Livermore Falls is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore Falls <4>
• Mexico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Dixfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield
  • Dixfield is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixfield <4>
• Leeds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Peru. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Peru.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Peru. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Peru.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Peru. See our Newspapers Page for East Peru.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Peru ...

Looking for more information about East Peru? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Peru, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Peru.

Adding East Peru to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Peru in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Peru was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Peru post office opened in 1865.

We also found East Peru in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Peru.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Peru. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/