Place:Perry, Illinois, United States
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NamePerry
Alt namesPerrysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates38.083°N 89.367°W
Located inIllinois, United States     (1827 - )
See alsoJackson, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Randolph, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Hopewell Cemetery
McElvain Cemetery
Spring Hill Cemetery
Inhabited place
Conant
Cutler
Denmark
Denny
Du Quoin
Gallatin
Jamestown
Matthews
Old Du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Rice
St. Johns
Sunfield
Swanwick
Tamaroa
Todds Mill
Willisville
Winkle
Unknown
Ranger
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Perry County is in Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,350. Its county seat is Pinckneyville. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known as "Little Egypt".

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History

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Perry County was formed in 1827 out of Jackson and Randolph counties. It was named in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British fleet at the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.


In its early history, Perry County was mainly an inland pioneer outpost. Early settlers, including some Revolutionary War veterans bearing land grants, moved here from the Eastern United States. These were primarily Protestant settlers. Growth boomed in the 1850s for two reasons: construction of the Illinois Central Railroad through the eastern portion of the county, and the discovery of large coal reserves. Immigrants from Ireland, Poland, Germany, Italy and elsewhere steadily increased the County's population from 1850 through the 1920s. African Americans also were established in the County during northward migration following the Civil War.

Mining continued to be the dominant employment sector through the 1990s.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1817 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1827 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1827 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1827 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1828 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1845 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 1,215
1840 3,222
1850 5,278
1860 9,552
1870 13,723
1880 16,007
1890 17,529
1900 19,830
1910 22,088
1920 22,901
1930 22,767
1940 23,438
1950 21,684
1960 19,184
1970 19,757
1980 21,714
1990 21,412
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Perry County, Illinois, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Perry County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.rootsweb.com/~ilperry/
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