Welcome to Peru ...

Peru is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peru, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Peru is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Peru is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Peru lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Peru: 307

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 Wisconsin.

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.

• Rock Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Springs <3>
• Green River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Green River is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green River <3>
• Granger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <3>
• Bryan ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Sweetwater County
• Westvaco ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westvaco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvaco
  • Westvaco is located in Sweetwater County
• Purple Sage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Sage
  • Purple Sage is located in Sweetwater County
• Little America
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
  • Little America is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little America <3>
• Clearview Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Acres
  • Clearview Acres is located in Sweetwater County
• North Rock Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rock Springs
  • North Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Quealy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quealy
  • Quealy is located in Sweetwater County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Peru mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

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 Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/