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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Onondaga County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.
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:
- Onondaga County (The home county of Peru)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, 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
- Warners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
- Halfway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Elbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Village Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Orchard Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Village
- Baldwinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camillus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcellus Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sennett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weedsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Throop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Port Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- North Victory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Niles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Scott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Cummings Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- East Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Preble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Little York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Chittenango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Chittenango Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Rippleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Bingley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Cazenovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Junius
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Dobbins Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Hinmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- South Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Phoenix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- Sand Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Ingalls Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Pennellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caughdenoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Granby Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Hannibal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Central Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- Tyre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Seneca Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- South Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Red Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Clyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- North Huron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Wayne Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Sodus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
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.
- Redman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ionia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oswego Bitter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jordan Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- Kingdom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
- Skaneateles Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skaneateles Junction is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles Junction
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Marcellus Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Camillus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
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 153 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 15 miles [24.1 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 begin 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 New York
- Pages specific to Onondaga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Cortland County
- Madison County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Seneca County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peru) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |