Welcome to Perry City ...
Perry City is located in Schuyler County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Perry City is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Perry City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Perry City: 607
Communities near Perry City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perry City.
- Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
- Cayuga Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Groton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Watkins Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <3>
- Trumansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Yates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
- Montour Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
- Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <3>
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ovid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perry City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perry City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry City. See our Newspapers Page for Perry City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry City ...
Looking for more information about Perry City? 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 Perry City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Perry City.
Adding Perry City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Perry City 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 Perry City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Perry City post office opened in 1856.
We also found Perry City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schuyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perry City - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |