Peru Genealogy (in Chautauqua County, KS)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Peru are also found through the Chautauqua County and Kansas pages.


Peru Cemetery Records

Booth Cemetery Find a Grave online

Peru Cemetery Find a Grave online

Riley Memorial Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Peru Census Records

City Census for Peru 1919, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 (included in Kansas City and County Census Records) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Peru, Kansas LDS Genealogy online

Peru Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas, 1912 Library of Congress online

Peru Newspapers and Obituaries

Chautauqua News 1876-1880 Newspapers.com online

Citizen 1909-1911 Newspapers.com online

Freeman's Lance 02/20/1891 to 08/28/1891 Genealogy Bank online

Independent 1913-1914 Newspapers.com online

Peru Eagle 1890-1891 Newspapers.com online

Peru Oil Gazette 1905-1912 Newspapers.com online

Peru Times 1886-1887 Newspapers.com online

Peru Weekly Derrick: Peru Oil Gazette and Citizen 1900-1913 Newspapers.com online

Weekly Call 1888-1889 Newspapers.com 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.

Chautauqua News. (Peru, Kan.) 1875-1880

Citizen. (Peru, Kan.) 1909-1911

Free Parliament. (Peru, Kan.) 1904-1905

Freeman's Lance. (Peru, Kan.) 1891-1892

Independent. (Peru, Kan.) 1913-1914

Peru Derrick. (Peru, Kan.) 1912-1913

Peru Eagle. (Peru, Kan.) 1890-1891

Peru Oil Gazette. (Peru, Kan.) 1904-1906

Peru Times. (Peru, Kan.) 1886-1887

Peru Weekly Derrick Peru Oil Gazette and Citizen. (Peru, Kan.) 1911-1913

Peru Weekly Derrick and Peru Oil Gazette. (Peru, Kan.) 1906-1911

Peru Weekly Derrick. (Peru, Kan.) 1902-1906

Weekly Call. (Peru, Kan.) 1888-1889

Peru School Records

Peru High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966 Classmates online

Peru High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Peru High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online


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