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Welcome to Perdue ...

So far, we found very little information about Perdue. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Perdue to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perdue, please Contact Us.


Perdue would have been located within present day Chesterfield County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perdue, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Perdue is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Perdue was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Perdue was located: 804 & 686<4>

Communities Also Named Perdue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Perdue - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon, Saskatchewan and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perdue.

Websites for Perdue ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chesterfieldchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Perdue, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Perdue ...

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

  • Richmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Petersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fendley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Winterpock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
  • Chesterfield Court House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Otterdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
  • Centralia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Beulah Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village

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

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

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

Adding Perdue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perdue in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Perdue was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perdue.

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 Perdue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perdue - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Perdue area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Perdue area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.