Perry County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Perry County

Parent County
1820--Perry County was created 16 November 1820 from Ste. Genevieve County. County seat: Perryville

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Perry County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bollinger
 * Cape Girardeau
 * Jackson County, Illinois
 * Madison
 * Randolph County, Illinois
 * St. Francois
 * Ste. Genevieve
 * Union County, Illinois

Maps

 * Map of Perry County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Perry County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.