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Welcome to Perry Center ...

Perry Center is located in Wyoming County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Perry Center: Perry Ctr. (or less commonly used: Perry Cen., Perry Cent. or Perry Cntr.)

Perry Center is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Perry Center: (585)

Communities Also Named Perry Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Perry Center - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Perry Center ...

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

  • Batavia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneseo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
    • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <3>
  • Le Roy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Avon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Warsaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Morris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Attica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Caledonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Livonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Livonia is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Nunda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry Center ...

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

Adding Perry Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perry Center 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 Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry Center.

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perry Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.









 

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