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 108 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.
- Winhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- South Londonderry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnumville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnumville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
- Rawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rawsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Dorset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Dorset is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorset
- Manchester Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
- North Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Manchester Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
- South Dorset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Dorset is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dorset
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Simonsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
- Danby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dorset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Danby Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
- East Rupert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Rupert is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rupert
- Stratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stratton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Houghtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Houghtonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghtonville
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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