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"The New"
Perry
Co., Ky Stuff
Hi, I am Lynda Combs Gipson the host for the Perry Co. Ky Genealogy Trails site!
Perry county was orginally founded by Elijah Combs and his seven brothers in 1790, the county and its seat were later named for American naval hero Commodore Oliver-Hazard Perry. Commodore Perry was victorious over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Perry County was formed from Clay and Floyd Counties. It was created on 2 Nov 1820.
To learn more about the history of Perry County visit the Perry
County Tourism website. And if you have any transcribed material to donate to this site please email me.
This Site was Updated on
June 27, 2008
Perry County Clerk
P.O. Box 150
Hazard, KY 41701-0150
(606) 436-4614
Site Maintained by Lynda Combs Gipson