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Welcome to Perkins Ferry ...

Perkins Ferry is located in Cherokee County<1>.

Perkins Ferry is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Perkins Ferry (for example, toward Robealou Acres (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Perkins Ferry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Perkins Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Perkins Ferry: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Talladega County.

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

Communities near Perkins Ferry ...

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

  • Rome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
  • Cedartown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
  • Centre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chiaha ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
  • Cedar Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cave Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Robealou Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
  • Etna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perkins Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perkins Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Perkins Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Perkins Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.