Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Peruque is an
unincorporated community in
St. Charles County, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri.
[1] The community is adjacent to the
Mississippi River, approximately five miles north of
St. Peters on
Missouri Route C.
McCann Landing is just to the southeast along the river.
[2]
History
A post office was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1979.
[3] The community takes its name from
Peruque Creek.
[4]
It was also known as Peruque Station as it was on the St. Louis, Keokuk and North Western Railway.
[4]
[5]
Notable person
References
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^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peruque, Missouri
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^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
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^
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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b
"St. Charles County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from
the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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^ OFallon, Mo.-Ill. 1:125,000 Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1903
38°52′06″N 90°36′29″W / 38.86833°N 90.60806°W / 38.86833; -90.60806