Headnote
PERRY COUNTY, situated in the central part of Pennsylvania, with Susquehanna river on the east and traversed by the Juniata. Area, 540 square miles. Face of the, country, generally hilly; soil, productive. Seat of justice, New Bloomfield. Pop. in 1820, 11,342; in 1830, 14,361; in 1840, 17,096; in 1850, 20,088. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Perry County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PERRY COUNTY, situated in the central part of Pennsylvania, with Susquehanna river on the east and traversed by the Juniata. Area, 540 square miles. Face of the, country, generally hilly; soil, productive. Seat of justice, New Bloomfield. Pop. in 1820, 11,342; in 1830, 14,361; in 1840, 17,096; in 1850, 20,088.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 286.
Date Type
Central Pennsylvania has fifteen hours of daylight today and a Full Moon Science/Technology
Birthplace of
Name Type
Andersonburg, PA City or Town
Bloomfield, PA City or Town
Juniata, PA City or Town
Landisburg, PA City or Town
Millerstown, PA City or Town
New Bloomfield, PA City or Town
Newport, PA City or Town
Sherman's Valley, PA City or Town
Date Title
Carlisle (PA) Herald, “The 7th Regiment Captured,” May 13, 1864
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