Perry (IN)

Welcome to Perry County ...

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

The community of Tell City is the Seat for Perry County.

Perry County was founded November 1, 1814. Perry was created by taking area from Gibson and Warrick Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Perry had a population of 19,184 people. This is a decrease of 0.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,338 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perry represented 0.3% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Perry County:

Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
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Tell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
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Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Troy is located in Perry County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Indiana
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- Website for the Indiana State Archives

Websites specific to Perry County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Crawford County
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- Dubois County
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- Spencer County
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- Breckinridge County
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- Meade County
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- Hancock County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Perry County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Perry County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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