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.
- Memphis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jacks Reef
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Warners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warners is located in Onondaga County
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- Skaneateles Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skaneateles Junction is located in Onondaga County
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- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
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- Marcellus Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
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- Camillus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Onondaga County
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- Stiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Onondaga County
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- Baldwinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Bridge is located in Onondaga County
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- Mottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marcellus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howlett Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howlett Hill is located in Onondaga County
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- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
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- Weedsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sennett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lysander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
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- Willow Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
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- Lakeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
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- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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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