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Welcome to South Perry ...

South Perry is located in Hocking County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Perry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

A typical abbreviation for South Perry: S. Perry

South Perry is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Perry: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near South Perry ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Circleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Logan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
  • Kingston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Amanda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stoutsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurelville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Adelphi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarlton
    (6 miles [9.7 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 South Perry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Perry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Perry ...

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

Adding South Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Perry post office opened in 1843. The South Perry post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Perry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hocking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Perry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the South Perry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the South Perry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/