Peru (Saint Clair County, MI) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Peru, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peru and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County

Communities Also Named Peru ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Peru.

Within Michigan, the name Peru is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Randolph County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Peru [Randolph County].
- Florida
  - Hillsborough County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Peru [Hillsborough County].
- Illinois
  - La Salle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Peru [La Salle County].
- Indiana
  - Miami County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Peru [Miami County].
- Iowa
  - Madison County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Peru [Madison County].
- Kansas
  - Allen County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Peru [Allen County].
  - Chautauqua County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Peru [Chautauqua County].
- Kentucky
  - Oldham County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Peru [Oldham County].
- Maine
  - Oxford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Peru [Oxford County].
- Massachusetts
  - Berkshire County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Peru [Berkshire County].
- Missouri
  - Bates County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Peru [Bates County].
- Nebraska
  - Nemaha County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Peru [Nemaha County].
- New York
  - Clinton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Peru [Clinton County].
  - Onondaga County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Peru [Onondaga County].
- North Carolina
  - Haywood County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Peru [Haywood County].
  - Onslow County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Peru [Onslow County].
- Ohio
  - Hardin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Peru [Hardin County].
  - Huron County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Peru [Huron County].
  - Wyandot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Peru [Wyandot County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Peru.
- Pennsylvania
  - Centre County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Peru [Centre County].
- Vermont
  - Bennington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Peru [Bennington County].
- West Virginia
  - Hardy County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Peru [Hardy County].
- Wisconsin
  - Portage County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Peru [Portage County].
- Wyoming
  - Sweetwater County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Peru [Sweetwater County].

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Peru could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.