Welcome to Peru ...
Peru is located in Portage County<1>.
The location of Peru has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Peru, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Peru is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Peru lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Peru: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Peru ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia 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.
- Stevens Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Plover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Waupaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Whiting
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Manawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Iola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Wittenberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Tigerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
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.
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.<5>
From that list, the Peru post office opened in 1882.
We also found Peru in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 Portage County: www.co.portage.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peru - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |