Welcome to Perrytown ...

Perrytown is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perrytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Perrytown is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Perrytown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Perrytown: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Perrytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Perrytown: This one is located in Wilkinson County and the other is located in Lincoln County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 5 communities that are also named Perrytown - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Ontario.

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

Communities near Perrytown ...

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

• Centreville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Woodville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Gloster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
  • Gloster is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <5>
• Roxie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
  • Roxie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <5>
• Meadville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
• Crosby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <5>
• Wilkinson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
  • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
• White Apple
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • White Apple is located in Franklin County
• Jeannette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeannette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Adams County
• Cloverdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Adams County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perrytown ...

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

Adding Perrytown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Perrytown post office opened in 1899.

We also found Perrytown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perrytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/