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.
- Dale Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dale Summit is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
- Pleasant Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Axemann
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Houserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Linden Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Centre Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boalsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Fillmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Krumrine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Tusseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tusseyville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
- Centre Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Wingate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Farmers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Curtin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Waddle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Gum Stump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Stump is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Stump
- Mount Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
- Julian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
- Pine Grove Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Penn Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Hublersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hublersburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hublersburg
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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