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 West Peru had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Peru, with the one closest to West Peru listed first.
- Dixfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dickvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peru
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Rumford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Dixfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield Center
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rumford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Dixfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Frye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canton Point
(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
- Rumford Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- North Jay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- South Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- East Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weld
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 West Peru, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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