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Welcome to Perkins ...Perkins is located in Gilmer County<1>. The location of Perkins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Perkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. Perkins is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Perkins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Perkins: (304) and (681)<4> Communities Also Named Perkins ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Perkins: This one is located in Gilmer County and the other is located in Marshall County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 27 communities that are also named Perkins - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Quebec, South Dakota and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perkins. Communities near Perkins ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perkins.
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 Perkins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perkins. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perkins. 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 Perkins. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkins. See our Newspapers Page for Perkins. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perkins ...Looking for more information about Perkins? 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 Perkins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Perkins. Adding Perkins to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Perkins 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 Perkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Perkins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Perkins. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perkins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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