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Welcome to Perry ...

Perry is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Perry is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Perry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Perry: This one is located in Santa Clara County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 39 communities that are also named Perry - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Perry ...

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

  • San Jose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <3>
  • Santa Clara
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilroy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <3>
  • Watsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Morgan Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saratoga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Los Gatos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Scotts Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Capitola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry ...

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

Adding Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perry 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 was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Clara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perry - 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.