Peru Genealogy (in Miami County, IN)

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Peru Birth Records

1907-1940 Indiana Birth Certificates Ancestry online

Indiana, Birth Records, 1907-present Indiana State Department of Health

Parish register, St. James Episcopal Church, Peru, Indiana Saint James Episcopal Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Parish register, Trinity Episcopal Church, Peru, Indiana Trinity Episcopal Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Peru Cemetery Records

Bearss Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bond Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bowman Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bowman Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bowyer Cemetery Billion Graves online

Clayton Cemetery Billion Graves online

Clayton Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Crider Cemetery Billion Graves online

Crider Cemetery Find a Grave online

Eel River Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ever Rest Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Fegley Cemetery Billion Graves online

Francis Godfroy Cemetery Billion Graves online

Francis Godfroy Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jacobs Cemetery Find a Grave online

Keyes Cemetery Billion Graves online

Metzger Cemetery Find a Grave online

Metzger Cemetery Billion Graves online

Moore-Linzee Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Hope Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Hope Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mt Hope Cemetery, Peru, In US Gen Web Archives online

New Hope Cemetery Billion Graves online

New Hope Cemetery Find a Grave online

Poor Farm Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rankin Cemetery Billion Graves online

Reyburn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Reyburn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Charles Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint John Lutheran Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Salem Cemetery Billion Graves online

Santa Fe Cemetery Billion Graves online

Schrock Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sharpee Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sharpee Cemetery Billion Graves online

Shrock Cemetery Find a Grave online

Tillett Cemetery Billion Graves online

Peru Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Peru Church Records

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Church of the Brethren, 5th and Clay Streets, Peru, Indiana : [directory] LDS Genealogy online

Church of the Brethren, 5th and Clay Streets, Peru, Indiana : [directory] Internet Archive online

Church records, 1865-1951 (Catholic Church. St. Charles Borromeo (Peru, Indiana)) FamilySearch Library

History of Methodism in Peru, Indiana FamilySearch Library

History of St. Charles Church, Peru, Indiana, its clergy and its people FamilySearch Library

Parish register, St. James Episcopal Church, Peru, Indiana Saint James Episcopal Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Parish register, Trinity Episcopal Church, Peru, Indiana Trinity Episcopal Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Record of members, [1896]-1929 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Peru Branch (Indiana)) FamilySearch Library

Records, 1863-1924 (microform), New Hope Presbyterian Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Saint Charles Borromeo Parish album directory : centennial year, dedication of church, 1867-1967 ... Peru, Indiana FamilySearch Library

Peru City Directories

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Directory of Businesses in Peru (1930) Indiana Genealogical Society online

H. C. Chandler & Co.'s Business Directory - Peru 1868 US Gen Web online

Industrial directory of Peru, Indiana, 1958 Indiana Memory online

Johnson's business and professional directory of Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Anderson, Marion, Lafayette, Kokomo, Logansport, South Bend, Evansville, Vincennes, Washington, Petersburg, Mt. Vernon, Princeton, Elkhart, Elwood, Alexandria, Decatur, Bluffton, Gas City, Jonesboro, Goshen, Warsaw, Huntington, East Chicago, Laporte, Auburn, Michigan City, Wabash, Mishawaka, Whiting, Peru, Hammond, Columbia City, Noblesville, Brazil, Greenfield, Shelbyville, Hartford City, etc., etc., etc, 1902-1903 LDS Genealogy online

Johnson's business and professional directory of Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Anderson, Marion, Lafayette, Kokomo, Logansport, South Bend, Evansville, Vincennes, Washington, Petersburg, Mt. Vernon, Princeton, Elkhart, Elwood, Alexandria, Decatur, Bluffton, Gas City, Jonesboro, Goshen, Warsaw, Huntington, East Chicago, Laporte, Auburn, Michigan City, Wabash, Mishawaka, Whiting, Peru, Hammond, Columbia City, Noblesville, Brazil, Greenfield, Shelbyville, Hartford City, etc., etc., etc, 1902-1903 Internet Archive online

Peru (Indiana) city directories FamilySearch Library

Peru City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Peru City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Peru City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Peru, IN 1859/60 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Peru, IN 1905-1920 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Peru, IN 1947, 1950, 1957, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Peru, Indiana, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Peru, Indiana, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Peru, Indiana, City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Peru, Indiana, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Peru, Indiana, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Peru, Indiana, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Peru, Indiana, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Peru, Indiana, city directory, 1901 Genealogy Gophers online

Peru, Indiana, city directory, 1901 LDS Genealogy online

Peru, Indiana, city directory, 1901 Internet Archive online

Saint Charles Borromeo Parish album directory : centennial year, dedication of church, 1867-1967 ... Peru, Indiana FamilySearch Library

Peru Death Records

1899-2011 Indiana Death Certificates Ancestry online

Index To Official Death Records, Miami County, Indiana, 1921-1974 FamilySearch Library

Index to official death records, Miami County, Indiana, 1921-1974 FamilySearch Library

Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 Ancestry online

Indiana, Death Records, 1900-present Indiana State Department of Health

Parish register, St. James Episcopal Church, Peru, Indiana Saint James Episcopal Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Parish register, Trinity Episcopal Church, Peru, Indiana Trinity Episcopal Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Peru Histories and Genealogies

Biographical sketches, Miami County, Indiana FamilySearch Library

Pioneer history of Peru and Miami County Indiana Memory online

Twentieth century Peru FamilySearch Library

Peru Immigration Records

Declarations of intentions and naturalization records of Miami County, Indiana, 1854-1957 FamilySearch Library

Indiana, Federal Naturalization Records, 1892-1992 Ancestry online

Peru Land Records

General index of deeds, and deed records, Miami County, Indiana, 1857-1901 FamilySearch Library

Peru Map Records

Bird's eye view map of the city of Peru, Miami Co., Indiana 1868. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Miami County, Indiana, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Miami County, Indiana, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Miami County, Indiana, 1920 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Miami County, Indiana, August 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Miami County, Indiana, January 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Miami County, Indiana, October 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Miami County, Indiana, September 1883 Library of Congress online

Peru Marriage Records

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1810-2001 Indiana Marriages Ancestry online

Index To Marriage Record, Miami County, Indiana : 1840 To 1850 Inclusive, Newspapers; 1840-1849 Inclusive, County Clerk Records FamilySearch Library

Index to Miami County, Indiana official marriage records 1921-1979 FamilySearch Library

Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941 Ancestry online

Indiana Marriages Through 1850 Indiana State Library online

Indiana Marriages, 1802-1850 (includes Miami County 1840-1850) Ancestry online

Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861 Ancestry online

Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 MyHeritage online

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 MyHeritage online

Marriage records and indexes, Miami County, Indiana, 1845-1957 FamilySearch Library

Miami County, Indiana marriage records, 1843-1855 : part I, index of grooms, part II, index of brides FamilySearch Library

Parish register, St. James Episcopal Church, Peru, Indiana Saint James Episcopal Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Parish register, Trinity Episcopal Church, Peru, Indiana Trinity Episcopal Church (Peru, Ind.). Archive Grid

Peru Newspapers and Obituaries

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Index To Marriage Record, Miami County, Indiana : 1840 To 1850 Inclusive, Newspapers; 1840-1849 Inclusive, County Clerk Records FamilySearch Library

Index To Official Death Records, Miami County, Indiana, 1921-1974 FamilySearch Library

Peru Free Press, 1852-1853 Newspaper Archive online

Peru Gazette, 1839-1842 Newspaper Archive online

Peru Herald, 1847-1848 Newspaper Archive online

Peru Miami County Sentinel, 1848-1899 Newspaper Archive online

Peru Observer 07/13/1844 to 11/02/1844 Genealogy Bank online

Peru Observer, 1844-1845 Newspaper Archive online

Peru Republican, 1876-1906 Newspaper Archive online

Peru Tribune 06/19/2003 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Peru Wabash Valley Olio, 1853-1854 Newspaper Archive online

Peru Weekly News, 1855-1856 Newspaper Archive online

Offline Newspapers for Peru

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Mayflower. (Peru, Ind.) 1860s-1860s

Miami County Record. (Peru, Ind.) 1894-1899

Miami County Sentinel. (Peru, Ind.) 1848-1875

Miami County Sentinel. (Peru, Ind.) 1876-1915

Peru Daily Sentinel. (Peru, Ind.) 1890-1891

Peru Daily Tribune. (Peru, Ind.) 1921-1975

Peru Daily Tribune. (Peru, Ind.) 1980-1994

Peru Evening Journal. (Peru, Ind.) 1884-1914

Peru Evening News. (Peru, Ind.) 1897-1899

Peru Forester. (Peru, Ind.) 1837-1839

Peru Free Press. (Peru, Ind.) 1852-1853

Peru Gazette. (Peru, Ind.) 1839-1842

Peru Herald. (Peru, Ind.) 1846-1848

Peru Journal Chronicle. (Peru, Ind.) 1926-1927

Peru Journal. (Peru, Ind.) 1914-1926

Peru Observer. (Peru, Ind.) 1844-1845

Peru Republican. (Peru, Ind.) 1856-1965

Peru Tribune. (Peru, Ind.) 1975-1980

Peru Tribune. (Peru, Ind.) 1994-Current

Peru Weekly News. (Peru, Ind.) 1855-1856

Peru Weekly Times. (Peru, Ind.) 1876-1878

Sentinel. (Peru, Ind.) 1915-1925

Wabash Valley Olio. (Peru, Ind.) 1853-1854

Peru Probate Records

1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Peru School Records

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Alumni of Peru High School (1922, 1930) Indiana Genealogical Society online

Bunker Hill High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Butler Township High School - Osage Yearbook (Peru, IN), 1952 E Yearbook online

Butler Township High School yearbook, 1952 Classmates online

Butler Township High School yearbook, 1952 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Butler Township High School yearbook, 1952 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Clay Township High School - Geronimo Yearbook (Peru, IN), 1945, 1959, 1962, 1963 E Yearbook online

Clay Township High School yearbook, 1945, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 Classmates online

Clay Township High School yearbook, 1945, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Clay Township High School yearbooks, 1945, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN), 1902, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1982 E Yearbook online

Peru High School yearbook, 1902, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Peru High School yearbook, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Peru High School yearbook, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988 Classmates online

Peru Junior High School - Rocket Yearbook (Peru, IN), 1964 E Yearbook online

Peru Junior High School yearbook, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Students of Peru High School (1923, 1927-1930) Indiana Genealogical Society online

Teachers of Peru High School (1923, 1927, 1930) Indiana Genealogical Society online



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