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Welcome to Perla ...

The town of Perla is located in Hot Spring County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perla has a population of 246 people<2> (see below for details).

Perla is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Perla: 501

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perla had an population of 246 people. This is an increase of 2.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 113.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perla had a population of 241 people. This makes Perla the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 241 people, the population of Perla increased 109.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 115 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Perla.

Communities near Perla ...

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

  • Hot Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Haskell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Traskwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Traskwood is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Leola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tull
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tull is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Midway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Prattsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Donaldson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 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 Perla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perla.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perla ...

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

Adding Perla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perla 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 (so far) for Perla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Perla post office opened in 1898. The Perla post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perla.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Perla.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/