Welcome to Perryton ...

Perryton is located in Licking County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Perryton: PAIR-ee-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perryton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Perryton is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Perryton is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Perryton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Perryton - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Perryton ...

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

• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Zanesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <5>
• Heath
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <5>
• Granville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <5>
• Gambier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <5>
• Hebron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>
• Utica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• South Zanesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Dresden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <5>
• Frazeysburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
  • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perryton ...

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

Adding Perryton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perryton 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 Perryton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Perryton post office opened in 1836.

We also found Perryton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perryton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/