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*First created in 1827.
*County seat: Tell City; previously Cannelton.
Named for: Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812
Located in souther
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Adyeville,
Apalona, Bandon, Branchville, Bristow, Cannelton, Celina, Derby, Dexter, Dodd, Don Juan, Doolittle Mills, Fosters Ridge, Gatchel, Gerald, Hardingrove, Kitterman Corners, Lauer, Leopold, Lilly Dale, Magnet, Mount Pleasant, Oil Creek, Oriole, Penn Haven, Ranger, Rocky Point, Rome, Sassafras, Siberia, St. Croix, Tell City, Terry, Tobinsport, Troy, Uniontown and Waterbury.
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Surrounding Counties:
NW = Dubois
County N & NW = Crawford
County, IN
W = Spencer
County, IN PERRY COUNTY
SE, S & SW = The Ohio River
Across the Ohio River are Hancock, Breckinridge and Meade
Counties in KY
See: Kentuck
Atlas and Gazetteer - from the University
of Kentucky, Lexington.
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· 1880 Census Index, by familysearch.org
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Contacts to obtain many documents and cerified copies:
· Perry County Health Department (For Birth
& Death Certificates from ca. 1882)
125 S 8th Street Courthouse Annex -
Cannelton, IN 47520-1251 Phone: (812) 547-2746.
·
Perry
Courthouse:
· Perry County Recorder
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP includes the communities of
Gatchel, Lilly Dale and Ranger. Don Juan is seen, in section
26, on the 1875 map above, however, it is not reported on a present-day atlas.
Anderson Township Cemeteries include:
Avery Cemetery (est. ca. 1842 1940) located on Avery Ridge Road
Covey Cemetery (est. ca. 1867) located on Deer Creek Road at Lilly Dale
Deer Creek Cemetery & Church located by SR 37 and Alamo Road
Dodson Cemetery located by Aloe and Alcoa Roads
Frakes Cemetery located south of Lilly Dale, on Deer Creek Road
Hammack Cemetery - located on Azalea Road
Hicks Cemetery located on Arrowhead Road
Lilly Dale Cemetery & Church c. 1882 - present SR 37 & Deer Creek Road
Mackey Cemetery located on Algood Road
Niles Cemetery located on Alton Road
Nixon Cemetery located on Acorn Road
Richards Cemetery located on Academy Road
St. Josephs Cemetery (est. ca. 1820) located by St. Josephs Cemetery Road and Arlington
St. Marks Cemetery & Church (est. ca. 1865) located by SR 145 and Acorn Road
Staughter Cemetery (est. ca. 1877) located on Attic Road
Terry Cemetery located by Deer Creek and Abner Roads
[name unknown] Cemetery located on Abner Road
[name unknown] Cemetery located on Arrowhead Road
[name unknown] Cemetery - located by SR 145 and Accent Road
CLARK TOWNSHIP includes the communities of Adyeville,
Bristow, Kitterman Corners, Sassafras, Siberia and Uniontown. Fosters
Ridge P.O. is seen, in section 30, on
the 1875 map above, however, it is not reported on a present-day atlas.
It appears to have been located at/near the present-day Uniontown.
Lashers P.O., also seen on the 1875 map, appears to have been located near the
Oil and Clark Townships line, southeast of the Middle Fork of the Anderson
River.
Clark
Township Cemeteries include:
Beard Cemetery located on Blue Ridge Road, by the intersection of Beard Cemetery Road, south of Sassafras, IN
Bristow Cemetery (est. ca. 1885) - present Bristow Road & 145 at Bristow
Cline Cemetery (est. ca. 1891) located on Cline Cemetery Road
Comstock Cemetery - located on Comstock Road
Crooks, Thom Cemetery (est. ca. 1842) located on Saint Meinrad Lake Road
Enlow Cemetery (est. ca. 1852) located on Combo Road, at Celine Road, northeast from Uniontown, IN
Fosters Ridge Cemetery (est. ca. 1869) located on Centerpoint Road
Fox Ridge Cemetery - located on Campton Road, north-northeast from Kitterman Corners, IN
Hobbs Cemetery (est. ca. 1820) located on Channel Road, east of Kitterman Corners, IN
Lanman Cemetery (est. ca. 1835) located on Culver Road
Lasher Cemetery (est. ca. 1845) located on Clark Range Road
Lower Beard Cemetery - located on Lower Beard Cemetery Road
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (est. ca. 1889) located on Candlestick Road
Sigler Cemetery (est. ca. 1859) located on Cloverdale Road, north of I64, near the Crawford county boundary
St. Isidore Cemetery & Church (est. ca. 1876) located on St. Isidore Road
St. Martins Catholic Cemetery (est. ca. 1874) located at Bristow, IN, by Bristow Road and 145
Stapleton Cemetery (est. ca. 1842) located by Clementine Road, north from SR 62
Taylor Cemetery - located on Chipmunk Road
Tennessee Beard Cemetery (est. ca. 1847) located on Adyeville Road, east from Adyeville, IN (map)
[name unknown] Cemetery located on Creek Road
[name unknown] Cemetery (est. ca. 1909 ) located on Cascade Road
LEOPOLD TOWNSHIP includes the communities of Leopold
and Terry.
Leopold Township cemeteries include:
Frakes Cemetery located on Landcaster Road
Lanman Cemetery (est. ca. 1848) east of Tipsaw Lake
Rennie Cemetery located at Leopold - Oriole Road
Rhodes Cemetery (est. ca. 1851) located by Lily Road and French Ridge Road
St. Augustine Cemetery & Church (est. ca. 1840) located on Leopold Road
St. Johns Cemetery (est. ca. 1841) located on Lily Road
[name unknown] Cemetery (est. ca. 1864) located by Leopold Road and West Leopold Circle
OIL TOWNSHIP includes the communities of Apalona,
Bandon, Branchville, Celina, Doolittle Mills, Oriole and St. Croix. Oil
Creek P. O. (post office) is seen, at/by Branchville, on the 1875 map above,
however, it is not reported on a present-day atlas. A creek by that name
does run through the township.
Oil Township cemeteries include:
Bangle Cemetery located on Landcaster Road
Colby Cemetery located by
St. Croix Road and Odell Road
Ewing Cemetery located on
Outpost Road
German Ridge Cemetery (est. ca. 1866) located on Opera Road
Guillaume Cemetery
located by Branchville Road and Old SR 37
Holy Cross Cemetery & Church (est. ca. 1869) located by Ontario Road and SR 62
Jefferies Cemetery c. 1872 - present SR 66 & Jefferies
Luxemburger Cemetery (est. ca. 1869) located on Oriole Road south of Oriole
Miller Cemetery located on Charmaine Road
Rickenbaugh Cemetery (est. ca. 1838) located north of Celina Lake
Senn Cemetery located on Oliver Road
Sprinkle Cemetery located by SR 66, north of Mt. Pleasant
Underhill Cemetery (est. ca. 1898) located on Oklahoma Road
Valley Cemetery (est. ca. 1874) located on Omaha Road
Walker Cemetery (est. ca. 1863) located by Outpost Road and Oriole Road
Wodlums Cemetery located
on north of Oriole in Hoosier National
Forest
[name unknown] Cemetery (est. ca. 1858) located on St. Croix Road
[name unknown] Cemetery
(est. ca. 1856) located by SR
66 and Orange Grove Road
TOBIN TOWNSHIP includes the communities of Dodd,
Gerald, Hardingrove, Lauer, Rome and Tobinsport. Rocky Point is situated
at the Troy and Tobin
Tobin Township Cemeteries include:
Brasher Cemetery (est. ca. 1882) located on Addison Dam Road
Bryant Cemetery (est. ca. 1904) located on Thrifty Road
Carr Cemetery (est. ca. 1880) located on Thrifty Road
Conner Cemetery (est. ca. 1865) located on Tide Road
Conner Cemetery (est. ca. 1820) located north of Rome on Ohio River
Cooks Cemetery (est. ca. 1855) located by Gerald Road and Thunder Road
Electra Plane Crash (17 March 1960) located on Millstone Road Air Crash Memorial Site information (archived on web.archive.org)
German Ridge Cemetery c. 1860 - 1952 located on German Ridge Road
Gilliand Cemetery (est. ca. 1864) located on Gilliand Road
Groves Cemetery (est. ca. 1840) located on SR 66, south of Poison Creek Road
Harding Cemetery (est. ca. 1852) located by Urban Road and Truman Road
Harris Memorial Cemetery & Church (est. ca. 1851) located on SR 66 north of Tobinsport
Lamb Cemetery (est. ca. 1897) located on SR 66 west of Rome
Lamb Cemetery (est. ca. 1811) located by Tobinsport Road and High Water Road
Lower Cummins Cemetery c. 1814 - present SR 66 & North Cummins Cemetery Road
Maier Cemetery located on German Ridge Road
Millstone Cemetery & Church located on Millstone Road
Old Bryant Cemetery - located on Thrifty Road, which branches west off SR 66, about midway between Derby and Rome, IN
Schraner Cemetery (est. ca. 1902) located by German Ridge Road and Gerald Road
Shoemaker Cemetery (est. ca. 1831) located on West Rome Road
Smith Cemetery located on Addison Dam Road
St. John Cemetery (est. ca. 1880) located on Triplett Road
St. Peters Cemetery (est. ca. 1860) located on SR 66, west of German Ridge Road
Upper Cummins Cemetery (est. ca. 1882) located by SR 66 and North Cummins Cemetery Road
Wegehast Cemetery (est. ca. 1847) located on SR 66, west of Rome, IN
[name unknown] Cemetery (est. ca. 1838) located on West of Rome
TROY TOWNSHIP includes the communities of Cannelton
(former county seat), Tell City (county seat) and Troy. Rocky Point is
situated at the Troy and Tobin
Troy Township Cemeteries include:
Bolin Cemetery located by Silver Point and Sybil Roads
Chestnut Grove Cemetery located on Chestnut Grove Road
Cliff Cemetery located by Cannelton Heights
Greenwood Cemetery located by SR 37, at Tell City, IN
Log Church Cemetery located on Deer Creek Road
Mt. Zion Cemetery located by Mt. Zion Church Road
Powell Cemetery located on Swan Road
St. Marys Cemetery located by SR 66
St. Michaels Cemetery located on Girl Scout Road
St. Pius Cemetery located by Troy Ridge and Shaw Roads, east from Troy, IN (map)
Troy Cemetery located on Cemetery Road, in Troy, IN
[name unknown] Cemetery located on Swan Road, off 237
UNION TOWNSHIP includes the communities of Derby,
Dexter, Magnet and Mount Pleasant. The
Union Township Cemeteries
include:
[name unknown] Cemetery (est. ca. 1858) located by SR 66 and Ulysses Road
[name unknown] Cemetery (est. ca. 1859) located by Parks and Usher Roads
[name unknown] Cemetery Ureka Road
Badger Cemetery (est. ca. 1869) located by SR 70 and Urban Road
Cross Road Cemetery located on Universal Road
Derby Cemetery (est. ca. 1818) located on SR 66 north of Derby
Horton Cemetery (est. ca. 1876) located on Horton Cemetery Road
Old Chapel Cemetery (est. ca. 1848) located on Chapel Road
Phelps Cemetery (est. ca. 1870) located on Ultimate Road
Smith Cemetery (est. ca. 1908) located on Tiger Road
Stephenson Cemetery (est. ca. 1840) located by Dexter - Magnet Road
T. A. Ley Cemetery - located on Ultimate Road
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