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Welcome to Perkins ...

So far, we found very little information about Perkins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Perkins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perkins, please Contact Us.

Perkins would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Perkins is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Perkins was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Perkins was located: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Perkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Perkins - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Quebec, South Dakota, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Perkins ...

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

  • Paducah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <5>
  • Metropolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Vienna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rosiclare
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Brookport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Golconda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Karnak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Joppa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonefort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • New Burnside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Perkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Perkins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Perkins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.