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History · Perrinton

Perrinton’s post office opened in 1887, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 1890.

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0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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How Perrinton began

When was Perrinton founded?

1887

The Perrinton post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 349 in 18902020 census: 393139 years
Founding year: the first Perrinton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Perrinton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Perrinton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19183 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1965. Watch Perrinton change.Old housesHalf of Perrinton’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Perrinton’s history is told.

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On the map

Perrinton on the map, 1918 to 1965

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Perrinton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Perrinton on the 1918 USGS mapPerrinton on the 1943 USGS mapPerrinton on the 1965 USGS map1918Perrinton sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Perrinton.

The story so far

Perrinton, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Perrinton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 406 to 393 (-3%).

By decade

Perrinton, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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People over time

Perrinton, census by census

01002003004005001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 489

Between 288 and 489 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Perrinton’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Perrinton

Nobody well known was born in Perrinton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Daniel HenneyAmerican actor and model · b. 1979
Leo BurnettAmerican advertising executive · b. 1891
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Betty MahmoodyAmerican writer · b. 1945
Robert AsprinAmerican science fiction and fantasy author · b. 1946
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Leonard ReadAmerican academic · b. 1898
Gary E. LuckRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1937

Questions about Perrinton’s history

What year was Perrinton founded?

The Perrinton post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.