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Welcome to Perulack ...

Perulack is located in Juniata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perulack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Perulack is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Perulack: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Perulack ...

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

  • Lewistown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mount Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Newville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Royal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mifflin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Juniata Terrace
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
    • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Mapleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Orbisonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockhill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perulack ...

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

Adding Perulack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Perulack post office opened in 1896.

We also found Perulack on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perulack.

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

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Juniata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perulack - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Perulack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Perulack 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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