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 33 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Peru had a population of 1,509 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- East Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Dixfield Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
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- Dickvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dixfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Peru
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canton Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Dixfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- South Rumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Jay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumner
- East Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
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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