Welcome to Percy ...

Percy is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Percy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Percy is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Percy: 603

Communities Also Named Percy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Percy - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Percy ...

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

• Berlin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Berlin
  • From Percy to Berlin
• Lancaster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lancaster
  • From Percy to Lancaster
• Gorham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Gorham is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gorham
  • From Percy to Gorham
• Colebrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
  • Colebrook is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <3>
• Northumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Northumberland is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northumberland
  • From Percy to Northumberland
• Lunenburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Lunenburg is located in Essex County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lunenburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lunenburg
  • From Percy to Lunenburg
• Milan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
• Jefferson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson
  • From Percy to Jefferson
• Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
• Stratford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stratford
  • From Percy to Stratford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Percy ...

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

Adding Percy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Percy 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 for Percy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Percy post office opened in 1887.

We also found Percy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Percy.