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Perry CountyTennessee

Perry County is a county in Tennessee with its seat in Linden. It was created on November 18, 1819, and named after Oliver Hazard Perry.

  • Founded1819
  • County seatLinden
  • Named forOliver Hazard Perry
  • Land area415 sq mi + 8.1 sq mi water
  • Population8,366 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped9,843 checked 14 October 2026
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DecaturLewisHumphreysWayneHickmanBenton Linden Census outline · seat marked

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History

Founded in 1819

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

Perry County was created from Non-County Area 4 in 1819, though its western boundary was not clearly defined until 1821. Between 1820 and 1846, the county gained and lost land through various boundary adjustments with neighboring counties including Humphreys, Hardin, Wayne, and Decatur.

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

  1. 1819
    Perry County created Perry created from Non-County Area 4; western limit of Perry not explicitly defined until 14 November 1821. · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 107, sec. 1/p. 132
  2. 1820
    Gained territory Perry gained from Humphreys; western limit not defined.
    from Humphreys
    · Tenn. Acts 1820, 13th assy., 2d sess., loc.-priv., ch. 90/p. 86
  3. 1822
    Gained territory Perry gained from Hardin and Wayne.
    from Hardinfrom Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 135, sec. 1/p. 132; ch. 143, sec. 1/p. 138
  4. 1823
    Gained territory Perry gained from Hardin.
    from Hardin
    · Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 137/p. 137
  5. 1833
    Lost territory Perry lost Beech Creek Island in the Tennessee River to Wayne.
    to Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., priv., ch. 127/p. 69
Show all 31 changes (26 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1819
    Perry County created Perry created from Non-County Area 4; western limit of Perry not explicitly defined until 14 November 1821. · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 107, sec. 1/p. 132
  2. 1820
    Gained territory Perry gained from Humphreys; western limit not defined.
    from Humphreys
    · Tenn. Acts 1820, 13th assy., 2d sess., loc.-priv., ch. 90/p. 86
  3. 1821
    Changed Western boundary of Perry defined. · Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 202, sec. 1/p. 197; Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32, sec. 9/p. 42
  4. 1822
    Gained territory Perry gained from Hardin and Wayne.
    from Hardinfrom Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 135, sec. 1/p. 132; ch. 143, sec. 1/p. 138
  5. 1823
    Gained territory Perry gained from Hardin.
    from Hardin
    · Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 137/p. 137
  6. 1825
    Lost territory Perry lost to Wayne to accommodate local resident change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1825_pt. for location.
    to Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1825, 16th assy., reg. sess., priv., ch. 247/p. 271
  7. 1833
    Lost territory Perry lost Beech Creek Island in the Tennessee River to Wayne.
    to Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., priv., ch. 127/p. 69
  8. 1836
    Changed Legislature authorized Benton to gain from Perry dependent on local referendum.
    Benton
    · Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 45/p. 172
  9. 1837
    Lost territory Perry lost Two Sisters Island to Wayne
    to Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 85/p. 114
  10. 1837
    Lost territory Perry lost small area to Wayne.
    to Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 273/p. 403
  11. 1840
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Perry and Wayne clarified (no change).
    with Wayneno change
    · Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 80/p. 165
  12. 1846
    Gained territory Perry gained from Wayne.
    from Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 5/p. 31 and ch. 62, sec. 2/p. 122
  13. 1846
    Lost territory Perry lost to creation of Decatur.
    to Decatur
    · Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 7, secs. 11-12, 18/pp. 38-39 and ch. 62, secs. 1, 7-8/pp. 122-123
  14. 1846
    Gained territory In April 1846 Perry gained from Hickman.
    from Hickman
    · Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 62, secs. 4-5/pp. 122-123
  15. 1847
    Lost territory Perry lost to Decatur when boundary was changed from west bank to east bank of Tennessee River.
    to Decatur
    · Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 15/p. 44
  16. 1852
    Lost territory Perry lost to Wayne.
    to Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 220/p. 329
  17. 1852
    Changed Legislature authorized Perry to gain from Hickman; gain did not take effect (no change).
    Hickman
    · Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 189/p. 271
  18. 1854
    Changed Legislature authorized Perry to gain from Hickman; gain did not take effect (no change).
    Hickman
    · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 138/p. 217
  19. 1856
    Gained territory Perry gained from Wayne.
    from Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 159/p. 243
  20. 1860
    Gained territory Perry gained small area from Hickman; Perry lost to Wayne to accommodate local residents.
    from Hickmanfrom Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp. 368-370
  21. 1867
    Gained territory Perry gained from Hickman to accommodate local resident.
    from Hickman
    · Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49
  22. 1868
    Gained territory Perry gained from Hickman and Humphreys to accommodate local residents.
    from Hickmanfrom Humphreys
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75
  23. 1869
    Gained territory Perry gained from Hickman to accommodate local residents (later repealed).
    from Hickman
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 31/p. 38
  24. 1870
    Lost territory Perry lost to Hickman to accommodate local residents (later repealed).
    to Hickman
    · Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105
  25. 1879
    Lost territory Perry lost to Humphreys.
    to Humphreys
    · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 77
  26. 1895
    Lost territory Perry lost to Wayne to accommodate local residents.
    to Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 174/p. 371
  27. 1899
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Perry and Lewis clarified (no change).
    with Lewisno change
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 175/p. 346
  28. 1903
    Lost territory Perry lost to Hickman to accommodate local resident.
    to Hickmanto Perry-Hickman
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 53/p. 94
  29. 1909
    Gained territory Perry gained small area from Wayne.
    from Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 441/p. 1653
  30. 1911
    Lost territory Perry lost to Lewis to accommodate local residents.
    to Lewis
    · Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 21/p. 72
  31. 1915
    Gained territory Perry gained from Wayne to accommodate local residents.
    from Wayne
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 683/p. 2193

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People and land

Perry by the Census

Population
8,366 2020 Census count
Housing units
4,797 2020 Census count
Land area
415 square miles
Water area
8.1 square miles
People per sq mi
20 population ÷ land area

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

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Questions

Common questions about Perry County

When was Perry County founded?
Perry County was founded in 1819, and named after Oliver Hazard Perry.
What is the county seat of Perry County?
The county seat of Perry County is Linden.
Is there an online parcel map for Perry County?
Yes. Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments (published by the Office of Information Resources) publishes a parcel map of 9,843 parcels, rated official 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 1819. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 26 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Wayne County, Hickman County and Humphreys County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
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