Peruque is an unincorporated communityinSt. Charles County, in the U.S. stateofMissouri.[1] The community is adjacent to the Mississippi River, approximately five miles north of St. PetersonMissouri Route C. McCann Landing is just to the southeast along the river.[2]
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]
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38°52′06″N 90°36′29″W / 38.86833°N 90.60806°W / 38.86833; -90.60806
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