Welcome to Perkinston ...
Perkinston is located in Stone County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Perkinston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Perkinston is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Perkinston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Perkinston: 601 & 769<3>
The ZIP code for Perkinston: 39573<4>
Communities Also Named Perkinston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Perkinston: This one is located in Stone County and the other is located in Harrison County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perkinston.
Communities near Perkinston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perkinston.
- Wiggins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McHenry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Howison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Wortham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Carnes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lyman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Necaise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
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 Perkinston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perkinston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perkinston. 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 Perkinston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkinston. See our Newspapers Page for Perkinston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perkinston ...
Looking for more information about Perkinston? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Perkinston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Perkinston.
Adding Perkinston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Perkinston 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 Perkinston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Perkinston post office opened in 1888.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Perkinston.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perkinston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Perkinston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Perkinston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Perkinston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Perkinston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |