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>
While we didn't find Peru in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Peru. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Athol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
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- Cornland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
- Rich Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nyhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
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- Carbon Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
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- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
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- New Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
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- Sprague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Bates County
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- Passaic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Spruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
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- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
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- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Bates County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
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- Virginia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia is located in Bates County
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- Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rucker is located in Bates County
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- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
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- Schell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Bates County
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- Ballard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Metz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Ketterman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
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- Fair Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
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- Altona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Altona is located in Bates County
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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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