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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Perry's Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Perry's Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Perry's Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Perry's Mill: Perrys Ml. (or less commonly used: Perrys Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Perry's Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perry's Mill:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Perry's Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Pike Road
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Meigs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Sunshine Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Waugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Capitol Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Boylston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Gibbs Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Millbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Pine Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Booth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Autaugaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Union Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Postoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Highland Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Petrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Prattville Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Wetumpka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coosada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Claud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Tallassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adkin Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Eclectic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Davenport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Letohatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Burkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Sandy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Hayneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lowndesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Tysonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calebee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hardaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- La Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hornady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tuskegee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Orion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Meeksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Ansley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Saco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- East Tallassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perry's Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Perry's Mill.
Cemeteries Near Perry's Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perry's Mill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Perry's Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perry's Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Perrys Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mathis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Mathis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Perry's Mill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perry's Mill, with the one closest to Perry's Mill listed first.
- Pike Road
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barachias
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- Mount Meigs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Snowdoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
- Tharin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tharin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
- Le Grand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McGehee's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Shorter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Meadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Cross Keys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Jackson's Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perry's Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perry's Mill.
Newspapers Published in Perry's Mill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry's Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perry's Mill, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perry's Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Perry's Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Perry's Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perry's Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |