Peru, Missouri

Peru is an extinct town in Bates County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

A post office called Peru was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1901.^[2] The community's name may be a transfer from Peru in South America.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peru (historical)
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
↑ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Bates County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Butler

Cities	Adrian Amoret Amsterdam Butler Drexel‡ Hume Rich Hill Rockville

Villages	Foster Merwin Passaic

Townships	Charlotte Deepwater Deer Creek East Boone Elkhart Grand River Homer Howard Hudson Lone Oak Mingo Mound Mount Pleasant New Home Osage Pleasant Gap Prairie Rockville Shawnee Spruce Summit Walnut West Boone West Point

Unincorporated communities	Aaron Altona Ballard Burdett Cornland Crescent Hill Hudson Johnstown Mayesburg New Home Nyhart Papinville Pleasant Gap Prairie City Rucker Sprague Spruce Virginia Worland

Ghost towns	Coleville Culver Peru Shobe Vinton

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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