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  Old Peru | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′9″N 93°56′43″W / 41.23583°N 93.94528°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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Washington Apple Varieties".
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