What is the county seat of Perry County?

The county seat of Perry County is Marion.

Is there an online parcel map for Perry County?

Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.

Has Perry County's boundary or name changed?

Perry County was created in 1819 from Cahawba County, Bibb County, Dallas County, Marengo County and Tuscaloosa County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 15 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Dallas County, Bibb County and Marengo County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Perry County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 01105

Perry CountyAlabama

Perry County is in Alabama and was formed in 1819 from parts of Cahawba, Bibb, Dallas, Marengo, and Tuscaloosa counties. The county seat is Marion.

Founded1819
County seatMarion
Named forOliver Hazard Perry
Land area720 sq mi + 4.2 sq mi water
Population8,511 2020 Census

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1819 from Cahawba County, Bibb County, Dallas County, Marengo County and Tuscaloosa County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Perry County was named after Oliver Hazard Perry. The county exchanged territory with neighboring counties several times in the early 1820s and lost areas to the creation of Hale County in 1867 and to Dallas County in 1867 and 1868.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

1819
Perry County created Perry created from Cahawba (now Bibb), Dallas, Marengo, and Tuscaloosa.
from Cahawba from Bibb from Dallas from Marengofrom Tuscaloosa
13 December 1819 · Ala. Rpts., 215:640; Ala. Acts 1819, 1st sess., sec. 7/p. 52
1820
Exchanged territory Perry exchanged with Bibb, lost to Greene and Tuscaloosa.
with Bibb with Greene with Tuscaloosa
20 December 1820 · Ala. Acts 1820, 2d sess., p. 75
1821
Exchanged territory Perry exchanged with Bibb.
with Bibb
17 December 1821 · Ala. Acts 1821, 3d sess., p. 56
1822
Gained territory Perry gained from Dallas.
from Dallas
30 December 1822 · Ala. Acts 1822, 4th sess., p. 117
1867
Lost territory Perry lost to creation of Hale.
to Hale
30 January 1867 · Ala. Acts 1866, reg. sess., no. 418, secs. 1, 9/pp. 477, 480

Show all 16 changes (11 more, mostly small adjustments)

1819
Perry County created Perry created from Cahawba (now Bibb), Dallas, Marengo, and Tuscaloosa.
from Cahawba from Bibb from Dallas from Marengofrom Tuscaloosa
13 December 1819 · Ala. Rpts., 215:640; Ala. Acts 1819, 1st sess., sec. 7/p. 52
1820
Exchanged territory Perry exchanged with Bibb, lost to Greene and Tuscaloosa.
with Bibb with Greene with Tuscaloosa
20 December 1820 · Ala. Acts 1820, 2d sess., p. 75
1821
Exchanged territory Perry exchanged with Bibb.
with Bibb
17 December 1821 · Ala. Acts 1821, 3d sess., p. 56
1822
Gained territory Perry gained from Dallas.
from Dallas
30 December 1822 · Ala. Acts 1822, 4th sess., p. 117
1828
Lost territory Perry lost small area to Bibb.
to Bibb
3 January 1828 · Ala. Acts 1827, 9th sess., p. 47
1863
Lost territory Perry lost small area to Marengo to accommodate local property owner.
to Marengo
28 November 1863 · Ala. Acts 1863, 3d reg. sess., no. 199/p. 151
1863
Gained territory Perry gained small area from Marengo to accommodate local property owner.
from Marengo
30 November 1863 · Ala. Acts 1863, 3d reg. sess., no. 201/p. 152
1866
Lost territory Perry lost small area to Marengo to accommodate local property owner.
to Marengo
20 February 1866 · Ala. Acts 1865, reg. sess., no. 450/p. 571
1867
Lost territory Perry lost to creation of Hale.
to Hale
30 January 1867 · Ala. Acts 1866, reg. sess., no. 418, secs. 1, 9/pp. 477, 480
1867
Lost territory Perry lost to Dallas.
to Dallas
18 February 1867 · Ala. Acts 1866, reg. sess., no. 509/p. 567
1868
Lost territory Perry lost small area to Dallas.
to Dallas
28 December 1868 · Ala. Acts 1868, reg. sess., no. 111/p. 448
1868
Gained territory The small area gained by Dallas from Perry two days earlier became a Dallas exclave when Baker (now Chilton) was created.
from Dallas from Bakerfrom Chilton
30 December 1868 · Ala. Acts 1868, reg. sess., no. 142, sec. 1/p. 488
1870
Lost territory Perry lost small area to Marengo to accommodate local property owner.
to Marengo
7 February 1870 · Ala. Acts 1869, reg. sess., no. 80/p. 69
1871
Lost territory Perry lost small area to Bibb to accommodate local property owners.
to Bibb
7 December 1871 · Ala. Acts 1871, reg. sess., no. 154/p. 163
1877
Lost territory Perry lost to Hale.
to Hale
13 January 1877 · Ala. Acts 1876, bien. sess., no. 209/p. 235
1889
Gained territory Perry gained the Dallas exclave dating from December 1868.
from Dallas
28 February 1889 · Ala. Acts 1888, bien. sess., no. 590/p. 1053

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Perry

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Missing

No public parcel map found for Perry County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (pccommission.org).
Address points Missing

No public address points layer found for Perry County yet.
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Perry by the Census

Population

8,511 2020 Census count

Housing units

3,933 2020 Census count

Land area

720 square miles

Water area

4.2 square miles

People per sq mi

12 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Perry County's official site

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County government

County government
The official website of Perry County.
pccommission.org

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Questions

Common questions about Perry County

When was Perry County founded?: Perry County was founded in 1819, formed from Cahawba County, Bibb County, Dallas County, Marengo County and Tuscaloosa County, and named after Oliver Hazard Perry.
What is the county seat of Perry County?: The county seat of Perry County is Marion.
Is there an online parcel map for Perry County?: Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Perry County's boundary or name changed?: Perry County was created in 1819 from Cahawba County, Bibb County, Dallas County, Marengo County and Tuscaloosa County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 15 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Dallas County, Bibb County and Marengo County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Perry County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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