Welcome to Perry ...

Perry is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

The location of Perry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Perry is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Perry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Perry: This one is located in Santa Clara County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 39 communities that are also named Perry - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perry.

Communities near Perry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perry.

• San Jose
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
• Santa Clara
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <4>
• Gilroy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
  • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <4>
• Watsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <4>
• Morgan Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill
  • Morgan Hill is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Hill <4>
• Campbell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• Saratoga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Saratoga is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
• Los Gatos
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos
  • Los Gatos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Gatos <4>
• Scotts Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Valley
  • Scotts Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Valley <4>
• Capitola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Perry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry. See our Newspapers Page for Perry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry ...

Looking for more information about Perry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Perry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Perry.

Adding Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Perry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/