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Welcome to Pera ...

Pera is located in Amherst County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pera, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Pera is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pera: 434

Communities Also Named Pera ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pera - they are located in Alabama and Texas.

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

Communities near Pera ...

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

  • Lynchburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Amherst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Glasgow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Allwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Allwood is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
  • Pedlar Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
  • Forks of Buffalo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
  • Waugh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waugh is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
  • Coleman Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls

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 Pera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pera.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pera. 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 Pera.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pera ...

Looking for more information about Pera? 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 Pera, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pera.

Adding Pera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pera 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 (so far) for Pera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pera post office opened in 1892. The Pera post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pera.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amherst, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pera - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/