Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Peru (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Peru. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Peru is located in Bates County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bates County: Linn (KS), Miami (KS), Cass, Henry, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Peru. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peru:
- Bates County (The home county of Peru)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Passaic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- New Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amoret
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Worland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Hume
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Archie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Main City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Creighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- La Due
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Urich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Deepwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maurine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- Quick City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Appleton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Roscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Schell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Harwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Walker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Stotesbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richards
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Deerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Milo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Moundville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Pleasanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boicourt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Prescott
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Linn Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- La Cygne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Jingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peru, see our County-by-County Page for Peru.
Cemeteries Near Peru ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peru.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Peru - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peru covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Blackwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Radford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Peru in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peru.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peru, 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Carbon Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- New Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Sprague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Passaic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Spruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peru. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peru.
Newspapers Published in Peru ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peru.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peru, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peru.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Peru:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Bourbon County
- Linn County
- Miami County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peru) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |