Welcome to Perry ...

Perry is located in Stone County<1>.

The location of Perry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Perry is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Perry: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Perry - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Perry ...

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

• Wiggins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Wiggins is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <5>
• Saucier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
  • Saucier is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saucier <5>
• Smith Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County
• Wortham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Wortham is located in Harrison County
• Lyman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County
• Necaise
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Necaise is located in Hancock County
• Coalville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Harrison County
• Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
  • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
• Wool Market
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
  • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market has also been known as:
  • Woolmarket
• Carnes
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Carnes is located in Forrest County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/