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Welcome to North Perry ...

North Perry is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Perry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for North Perry: N. Perry

North Perry is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Perry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from North Perry (for example, toward Blacks Harbour (NB)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for North Perry: 207

Communities Also Named North Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Perry - they are located in Alabama and Ohio.

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

Communities near North Perry ...

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

  • Saint Stephen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Calais
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Calais is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <3>
  • Saint George Parish
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Stephen Parish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Andrews
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Baileyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint George
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lubec
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lubec is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <3>
  • Woodland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Perry ...

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

Adding North Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 (so far) for North Perry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Perry post office opened in 1860. The North Perry post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Perry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/