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Welcome to Perkins ...

Perkins is located in Newton County<1>.

Perkins is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Perkins (for example, toward Fowler), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Perkins: 219

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, Illinois, 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.

  • Rensselaer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Watseka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Watseka is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <3>
  • Fowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kentland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Remington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Morocco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Goodland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wolcott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perkins ...

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

Footnotes ...

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