Welcome to Perry County Pennsylvania
History and Genealogy

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Perry County was created on March 22, 1820, and was named after Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812, who had recently died. Its county seat is New Bloomfield.

THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION!!

If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Kim or Nancy to become a host. Volunteer Information is available here.

This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.


Perry County Data Online

Miscellaneous News Articles

NEW!!  Korean and Vietnam War Casualties   - Transcribed by Tammy Clark

NEW!! World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel - Transcribed by Tammy Clark

Death Notices and Obituaries

Boroughs and Census Designated Places
Acker Alinda Andersonburg Bailey Bixler
Blain Bridgeport Center Square Centerville Centre
Cisna Run Couchtown Cove Crums Corners Dellville
Donnally Mills Dromgold Duncannon Elliottsburg Erly
Eshcol Falling Spring Fort Robertson Glenvale Gramere
Half Falls Ickesburg Juniata Furnace Keystone Kinkora Heights
Kistler Landisburg Little Germany Liverpool Losh Run
Loysville Mannsville Markelsville Marysville McKee
Mecks Corner Millerstown Milltown Montebello Montgomery Ferry
Mount Patrick Mount Pleasant Nekoda New Bloomfield (county seat) New Buffalo
New Germantown Newport Oakgrove Old Ferry Perdix
Pfoutz Valley Pine Grove Reward Rose Glen Roseburg
Roseburg Saville Seyoc Shermans Dale Stony Point
Sundy Place Wahneta Walnut Grove Wardville Wila


Townships
Buffalo Township Carroll Township Centre Township Greenwood Township Howe Township
Jackson Township Juniata Township Liverpool Township Miller Township Northeast Madison Township
Oliver Township Penn Township Rye Township Saville Township Southwest Madison Township
Spring Township Toboyne Township Tuscarora Township Tyrone Township Watts Township
Wheatfield Township

Surrounding Counties

Juniata County (north)

Northumberland County (northeast)

Dauphin County (east)

Cumberland County (south)

Franklin County (southwest)

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