Welcome to Perilla ...
So far, we found very little information about Perilla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Perilla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perilla, please Contact Us.
Perilla would have been located within present day White County<2>.
The location of Perilla has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Perilla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Perilla is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Perilla was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Perilla (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The location where Perilla once stood is in the (931) area code.
Communities near Perilla ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perilla.
- Clarktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Sparta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Huntland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Doyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Burnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Perilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perilla.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perilla. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perilla.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perilla. See our Newspapers Page for Perilla.
Adding Perilla to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Perilla in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Perilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Perilla post office opened in 1881.
We also found Perilla on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Perilla.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perilla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |