Perry County, Pennsylvania
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryNo newspaper titles for Perry County are listed in the U.S. Newspaper Directory data loaded here. The National Register of Historic Places includes 21 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975. Most listings are in or near Blain, Newport, Landisburg.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNo titles found in the directory for this county. Search the Library of Congress directory.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP17 of 21 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
21 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Adairs Covered Bridge | Kistler | 1980 |
| Bistline Covered Bridge | Blain | 1980 |
| Book's Covered Bridge | Blain | 1980 |
| Bower Homestead Farm | Blain | 2021 |
| Bridge in Newport Borough | Newport | 1988 |
| Clark’s Ferry Tavern | Duncannon | 2021 |
| Dellville Covered Bridge | Dellville | 1980 |
| Dunbar-Creigh House | Landisburg | 1980 |
| Fleisher Covered Bridge | Newport | 1980 |
| Kochendefer Covered Bridge | Saville | 1980 |
| Little Buffalo Historic District | Newport | 1978 |
| Lupfer, Israel and Samuel, Tannery Site and House | Toboyne | 2003 |
| Mt. Pleasant Covered Bridge | New Germantown | 1980 |
| New Germantown Covered Bridge | New Germantown | 1980 |
| Newport Historic District | Newport and Oliver Township | 1999 |
| O'Donel House and Farm | Blain | 1986 |
| Perry County Courthouse | New Bloomfield | 1975 |
| Red Covered Bridge | Liverpool | 1980 |
| Rice Covered Bridge | Landisburg | 1980 |
| Saville Covered Bridge | Saville | 1980 |
| Waggoner Covered Bridge | Loysville | 1980 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBPerry was formed in 1820 (1820-09-01) from Cumberland.
PERRY created from CUMBERLAND.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusPerry County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,342 | 17,096 | 22,793 | 27,522 | 26,263 | 22,875 | 23,213 | 24,782 | 26,582 | 35,718 | 43,602 | 45,842 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS19 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 19 of 19 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Auker Cemetery |
| Blain Cemetery |
| Bull Hill Cemetery |
| Chestnut Grove Cemetery |
| Deardorff Cemetery |
| Eby Cemetery |
| Emory Chapel Cemetery |
| Eshcol Memorial Cemetery |
| Landisburg Cemetery |
| Marshal Chapel Cemetery |
| McCaskey Graves |
| Millerstown Riverview Cemetery |
| Mitchell Cemetery |
| Newport Cemetery |
| Oak Grove School Cemetery |
| Perry Heights Cemetery |
| Pioneer Cemetery |
| Restland Cemetery |
| Saint Paul Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Perry County, Pennsylvania
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.