Perry County

Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,511. The county seat is New Augusta. The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry.

Quick facts

·       Formation: February 3, 1820 (created from part of Greene County).

·       Name: For Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (War of 1812).

·       Area: ~650 square miles (≈647 land sq. mi.; ≈3 water sq. mi.).

·       Principal early towns / seat: Augusta (Old Augusta) was the original county seat; later New Augusta became seat in the railroad era.

Adjacent counties (c.19th century geography): Greene (parent county), Wayne, Jones, Jackson, George, Stone, and (later) Forrest areas on county boundary changes. Contemporary county maps list Forrest, George, Greene, Jones, Stone and Wayne as neighbors.