Our Genealogy Helper
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Hardy County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardy County: Frederick (VA), Rockingham (VA), Shenandoah (VA), Grant, Hampshire & Pendleton.
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:
- Hardy County (The home county of Perry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Wardensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Inkerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Mathias
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Durgon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Dorcas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Seymourville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Lahmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Medley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Pansy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Greenland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Lehew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- North River Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Romney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Capon Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Vance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Three Churches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Wapocomo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Mountain Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Lehew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fawcett Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Rock Enon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Tulip
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Rosenberger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Stephens City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chambersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Day - Mar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Hayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Page County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Rileyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball is located in Page County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leaksville is located in Page County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marksville is located in Page County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Rappahannock County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Chester Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Rockingham County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Tunis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Plains Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Timberville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Criders
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
- Cootes Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Fulks Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Broadway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Turleytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Cherry Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Daphna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Lacey Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Columbia Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Zepp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Maurertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Edinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toms Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Waterlick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Overall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Limeton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Royal Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Riverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Viscose City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Front Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Applewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Applewood is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Perry - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Heltsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patmos Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wakemans Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Sunset View Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum - Bank Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clagett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Perry had a population of 10 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perry, with the one closest to Perry listed first.
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Saint Luke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Luke is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Luke
- Van Buren Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Van Buren Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Furnace
- Columbia Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Alonzaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alonzaville is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzaville
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Wardensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Saumsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saumsville is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saumsville
- Zepp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
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- Edinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 50 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. 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 first visit 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hardy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Frederick County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |