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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peru had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peru, with the one closest to Peru listed first.
- North Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Pontiac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pontiac is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Havana is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Steuben
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monroeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Norwalk is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
- Bismarck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bismarck is located in Huron County
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- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fitchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Monroeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Monroeville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroeville
- East Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weavers Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
- Relief ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kimball is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reedtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reedtown is located in Seneca County
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- Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Clarksfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berlinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyme ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyme is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Frank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frank is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
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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