Welcome to Perth ...

Perth is located in Pershing County<1>.

Perth is 3,950 feet [1,204 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Perth is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Perth lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Perth: 775

Communities Also Named Perth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Perth - they are located in Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Perth ...

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

• Lovelock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovelock is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelock <3>
• Granite Point ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Point is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
• Toulon ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Toulon is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
• Colado ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Colado is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
• Cressid ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cressid is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressid
• Torreytown ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Torreytown is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
• Zola ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Zola is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
• Huxley ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Huxley is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
• Jessup ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessup is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
• Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Perth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perth ...

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

Adding Perth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perth 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 Perth was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perth.