Welcome to Perche ...
So far, we found very little information about Perche. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Perche to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perche, please Contact Us.
Perche would have been located within present day Boone County<2>.
The location of Perche has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Perche, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Perche is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Perche was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Perche would have been located in the (573) area code.
Communities near Perche ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perche.
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Centralia is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <5>
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <5>
- New Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- New Franklin is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <5>
- Sturgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Sturgeon is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <5>
- Higbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Higbee is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higbee <5>
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Rocheport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocheport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocheport
- Rocheport is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocheport <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 Perche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perche.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perche. 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 Perche.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perche. See our Newspapers Page for Perche.
Adding Perche to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Perche 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 Perche was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Perche post office opened in 1888.
We also found Perche in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Perche.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perche, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perche - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |