Welcome to Port Perry ...
Port Perry is located in Allegheny County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Perry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for Port Perry: Prt. Perry
Port Perry is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Port Perry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Port Perry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Perry - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Perry.
Communities near Port Perry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Perry.
- Pittsburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
- Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <3>
- Monroeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
- Murrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- McKeesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilkinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
- Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <3>
- Franklin Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Port Perry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Perry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port 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 Port Perry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Perry. See our Newspapers Page for Port Perry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Perry ...
Looking for more information about Port 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 Port Perry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Perry.
Adding Port Perry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port 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 for Port Perry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Port Perry post office opened in 1850.
We also found Port Perry in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Perry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Perry - 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/ |