Peru, Missouri

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

Bates County, Missouri County in the United States

Bates County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri, two counties south of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,049. Its county seat is Butler. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Frederick Bates, the second Governor of Missouri.

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Missouri State of the United States of America

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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]

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peru (historical)
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

Coordinates: 38°10′57″N94°17′32″W / 38.182526°N 94.292172°W / 38.182526; -94.292172

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