Welcome to Peru ...

Peru is located in Hardy 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 1858.

Peru is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Peru: (304) & (681)<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, 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.

• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Moorefield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
  • Moorefield is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <5>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Pendleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Dorcas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
  • Dorcas is located in Grant County
• Brushy Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
  • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
• Kline
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Pendleton County
• Durgon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durgon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
  • Durgon is located in Hardy County
• Ketterman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
• Fort Seybert
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
  • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
• Mathias
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias
  • Mathias is located in Hardy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathias <5>

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 1858.

We also found Peru in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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.

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