Welcome to Perry County Pennsylvania
History and Genealogy

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.

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

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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.

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Perry County Data Online

BIOGRAPHIES

• Perry County Biographies  NEW!!  Margueretta (Cook) Irwin - Contributed by Andaleen Whitney

DEATHS  

• Death Notices and Obituaries

FAMILY

• History of the Shoaff Family and the Old Shoaff Mill - Contributed by Carol Bierderman

HISTORY

• 1843 History of  Perry County - [Source: Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania, by Sherman Day, 1843]

MILITARY

• Korean and Vietnam War Casualties   - Transcribed by Tammy Clark

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

•  Civil War Three Months' Service Soldiers - Transcribed by Tammy Clark

NEWSPAPERS

• Miscellaneous News Articles  

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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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