Welcome
To
Perry County, AL
ALGenWeb Project

This County is up for adoption!
Many Thanks go to the former hosts for their hard work in the county.
Please excuse the mess while I try to restructure this site. BUT Please email me any and all Perry County related materials that will help your fellow researcher.

What's New
 If you have photograph's for Perry County, whether it be scenic, tombstone or Family, please consider submitting them. Contact me at alcoperry@usgennet.org and I will start adding pages as it starts growing. Until then, do enjoy the one's that Linda Davis has sent up...Thanks a bunch Linda for sharing those treasures.
Perry County was formed 13 December 1819 from lands acquired in the Creek Cession of 1814. Named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, federal naval hero of the War of 1812. Marion is the County seat (first named Muckle's Ridge); site of first courthouse 1822.
We are especially indebted to W. Stuart Harris for his books "Perry County Heritage".
- Did you know? that the CSA flag (1861-"Stars and Bars") was designed by Nicola Marshall and was first made in Perry County?
- And that Sam Houston married a Perry County girl? (Margaret Lea on 9 May 1840)
- Or that one of the earliest (1867) Negro schools, Lincoln Normal School, was originally in Perry? It is now AL State University.

Neighboring Counties


Hale Co | Bibb Co | Chilton Co

Marengo Co | Dallas Co


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This page last updated Thursday, 11-Aug-2011 00:11:52 EDT
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