Welcome to West Peru ...

West Peru is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Peru, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Peru: W. Peru

West Peru is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for West Peru: (207)

Communities Also Named West Peru ...

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

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

Communities near West Peru ...

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

• Farmington
  (18 miles [29 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 <3>
• Rumford
  (4 miles [6.4 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 <3>
• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <3>
• Wilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Livermore Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <3>
• Bethel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
• Mexico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Livermore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <3>
• Buckfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckfield
  • Buckfield is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckfield <3>

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 West Peru. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Peru.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Peru.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Peru ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Peru, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Peru.

Adding West Peru to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Peru was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found West Peru in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West 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/