Old Peru, Iowa
Old Peru (also Peru, pronounced PEE-roo) is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,122 feet (342 m).[1] Although Old Peru is unincorporated, it once had a post office under the name of Peru; the office was established on 18 April 1853 and closed on 14 September 1903.[2] Even though the community's post office has been closed for over a century, ZIP Code 50222 is still reserved for Peru.[3]
Old Peru, Iowa | |
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  Old Peru, Iowa Location within the state of Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′9″N 93°56′43″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Madison |
| Elevation | 1,122 ft (342 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 459832 |
Old Peru was laid out as a town in 1855, but it declined when the railroad missed it by a mile, and in 1887 the town of East Peru was founded on that line.[4]
The original (seedling) delicious apple tree grew in Peru.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Peru, Iowa
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peru Post Office
- Zip Code Lookup
- Mueller, Herman A. (1915). History of Madison County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 309–310.
- http://bestapples.com/varieties-information/varieties/
Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Iowa highlighting Madison County | |
| Townships | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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| Preceding station | Chicago Great Western Railway | Following station | ||
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| Lorimor toward Kansas City |
Main Line | Martensdale toward Minneapolis | ||
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