Welcome to Perky ...

Perky is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perky, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Perky is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Perky lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Perky: (305) and (786)<4>

Communities near Perky ...

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

• Key West
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
  • Key West is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Key West <5>
• Cudjoe Key
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudjoe Key
  • Cudjoe Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cudjoe Key <5>
• Big Coppitt Key
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Coppitt Key have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Coppitt Key
  • Big Coppitt Key is located in Monroe County
• Summerland Key
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Key
  • Summerland Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerland Key <5>
• Ramrod Key
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramrod Key
  • Ramrod Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramrod Key <5>
• Little Torch Key
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Torch Key
  • Little Torch Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Torch Key <5>
• Stock Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Island
  • Stock Island is located in Monroe County
• Big Pine Key
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine Key
  • Big Pine Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine Key <5>
• Pigeon Key
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Key
  • Pigeon Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Key <5>
• Marathon
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perky. 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 Perky.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perky ...

Looking for more information about Perky? 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 Perky, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Perky.

Adding Perky to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perky 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 Perky was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Perky post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perky.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/