Welcome to Peru ...

Peru is located in Huron County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Peru, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peru, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

Peru is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Peru lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Peru ...

While we believe that this Peru is located in Huron County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Peru. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hardin and Wyandot County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 25 communities that are also named Peru - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peru.

Communities near Peru ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peru.

• Sandusky
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
• Norwalk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
• Shelby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Bellevue
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Huron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <4>
• Clyde
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Willard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• New London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Plymouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• Greenwich
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Peru. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peru.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peru. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peru.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peru. See our Newspapers Page for Peru.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peru ...

Looking for more information about Peru? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Peru, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peru.

Adding Peru to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peru in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Peru was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Peru post office opened in 1820.

We also found Peru in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peru.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peru. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Huron County: www.hccommissioners.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/