Welcome to Percy ...

So far, we found very little information about Percy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Percy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Percy, please Contact Us.

Percy would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

The location of Percy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Percy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Percy is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Percy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Percy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Percy - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Percy ...

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

• Altoona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Indianola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <5>
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Pella
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Bondurant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <5>
• Knoxville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
• Carlisle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Mitchellville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <5>
• Colfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>

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 Percy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Percy.

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

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

Adding Percy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Percy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Percy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Percy post office opened in 1882.

We also found Percy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Percy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/