County · code 29157
Perry CountyMissouri
Perry County is in Missouri with its seat in Perryville. It was created in 1821 and named after Oliver Hazard Perry.
- Founded1821
- County seatPerryville
- Named forOliver Hazard Perry
- Land area474 sq mi + 9.8 sq mi water
- Population18,956 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped14,222 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Perry on the map of Missouri
Missouri has 115 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1821 from Ste. Genevieve County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Perry County was created in 1821 from Ste. Genevieve County. It gained additional territory from Ste. Genevieve in 1825, and exchanged land with Cape Girardeau County in 1847 and 1849.
- 1821Perry County created Perry created from Ste. Genevieve. · Mo. Laws 1820-1821, ch. 15, secs. 1, 10/pp. 27-31
- 1825Gained territory Perry gained from Ste. Genevieve. · Mo. Laws Rev., 1825, ch.1, sec. 21/p. 239
- 1847Exchanged territory Perry exchanged with Cape Girardeau. · Mo. Laws 1846-1847, pub., p. 18
- 1849Exchanged territory Perry exchanged with Cape Girardeau. · Mo. Laws 1848-1849, pub., p. 33
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Perry
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 14,222 parcels from Perry County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Perry County yet.
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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
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
County government
- County government
The official website of Perry County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Perry County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Perry County
- When was Perry County founded?
- Perry County was founded in 1821, formed from Ste. Genevieve County, and named after Oliver Hazard Perry.
- What is the county seat of Perry County?
- The county seat of Perry County is Perryville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Perry County?
- Yes. Perry County publishes a parcel map of 14,222 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Perry County's boundary or name changed?
- Perry County was created in 1821 from Ste. Genevieve County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Cape Girardeau County and Ste. Genevieve 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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