Perry County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Perry County

History

 * Named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
 * One of reasons the county was created because residents did not want to travel over the mountains to get to Carlisle which was the seat of Cumberland County.

Parent County
22 March 1820: Perry County was created 22 March 1820 from Cumberland County.

Neighboring Counties
Cumberland | Dauphin | Franklin | Juniata | Northumberland

Web Sites

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