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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 (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. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Perry County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Perry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perry:
- Perry County (The home county of Perry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Perryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bigelow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fourche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Little Italy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Deberrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Oppelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Plumerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Menifee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Solgohachia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Old Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Jerusalem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Center Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Lollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Mayflower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wooster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Twin Groves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Beryl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Hot Springs Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jessieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Blue Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Economy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Pottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Caglesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Center Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Maumelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Secluded Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Marche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Paron
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Avilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Rubicon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Congo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Cotton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Dardanelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chickalah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perry, see our County-by-County Page for Perry.
Cemeteries Near Perry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perry.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGhee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cardon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Viney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- The Wolf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wolfe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56882 <2>
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Tyndall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Perry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Perryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oppelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Adona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Morrilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Divide ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Aplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Plumerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Carden Bottoms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Casa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Menifee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perry.
Newspapers Published in Perry ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |