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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Perry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Perry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Perry is located in Falls County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Falls County: Bell, Limestone, McLennan, Milam & Robertson.

Below are the counties that are near Perry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perry:

  • Falls County     (The home county of Perry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
    • Otto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <2>
    • Marlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Satin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <2>
    • Golinda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Stranger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Reagan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <2>
    • Mooreville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <2>
    • Highbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Durango
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durango
      • From Perry to Durango
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
    • Ocker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocker
      • From Perry to Ocker
    • Oenaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oenaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oenaville
      • From Perry to Oenaville
    • Troy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Pendleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <2>
    • Cyclone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cyclone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cyclone
      • From Perry to Cyclone
  • Coryell County
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
      • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <2>
    • Hubbard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <2>
    • Penelope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
    • Watt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
      • Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <2>
    • Kosse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Frosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delia
      • From Perry to Delia
    • Groesbeck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Coolidge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
      • Coolidge is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <2>
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
    • Riesel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
      • Riesel is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <2>
    • Harrison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harrison
      • From Perry to Harrison
    • Mart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <2>
    • Downsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Downsville
      • From Perry to Downsville
    • Rosenthal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hallsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Robinson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Elk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • East Waco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Waco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Waco
      • From Perry to East Waco
    • Beverly Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Axtell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bellmead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmead
      • Bellmead is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmead <2>
  • Milam County
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
    • Bremond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hammond
      • From Perry to Hammond

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perry, see our County-by-County Page for Perry.

Cemeteries Near Perry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perry.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.

  • Nazare Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazare Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith - Jenkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friedens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Taylor Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Perry had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.

  • Riesel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
    • Riesel is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <2>
  • McClanahan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClanahan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • McClanahan is located in Falls County
  • Marlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harrison
    • From Perry to Harrison
  • Mart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <2>
  • Battle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Battle is located in McLennan County
  • Downsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Downsville
    • From Perry to Downsville
  • Downs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in McLennan County
  • Golinda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
    • Golinda is located in Falls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Rosenthal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stranger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perry.

Newspapers Published in Perry ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Perry:

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Perry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4180, Longitude: -96.9157       In this case, the coordinates for Perry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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