Welcome to Perico ...
So far, we found very little information about Perico. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Perico to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perico, please Contact Us.
Perico was located in the Texas Panhandle.
Perico would have been located within present day Dallam County<2>.
The location of Perico has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Perico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Perico is 4,370 feet [1,332 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Perico is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Perico was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Perico and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
If Perico still existed, it would have been in the (806) area code.
Communities Also Named Perico ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Perico - it's located in Florida.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perico.
Communities near Perico ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Perico.
- Texline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
- Texline is located in Dallam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <5>
- Sedan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Sedan is located in Union County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <5>
- Felt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
- Felt is located in Cimarron County (OK)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <5>
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Union County (NM)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
- Dalhart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalhart
- Dalhart is located in Dallam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalhart <5>
- Seneca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Union County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Amistad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad
- Amistad is located in Union County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amistad <5>
- Wheeless
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
- Wheeless is located in Cimarron County (OK)
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 Perico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perico.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perico. 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 Perico.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perico. See our Newspapers Page for Perico.
Adding Perico to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Perico 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 Perico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Perico post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Perico.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dallam County: www.dallam.org/county/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perico - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |