This is our collection of items relating to the history of Perry Co. TN. Thanks to all who have given permission to share various historical items through this web site. There are many items in this collection.
The records & data page contains records and other data of interest to Decatur County researchers. Be sure to check both indexes for the information you seek. Please use the search engine to search all the pages of this web site.
Please contact me if you have historical items that you would like to share on this web site.
General Histories
- Goodspeed History
- Perry County History, Renea Burkholder
- Perry County Timeline
- Perry County, Tennessee History, People of Action, 1983, Lillye Younger
- The History of My Home, Rachel Szuliman
Survey and Settlement
- Map of Perry County Cemeteries
- Excerpt from Mathew Rhea Map of Tennessee – 1832
- Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee
- Perry County Boundaries
- Plat of Perry County – 1845
- Plat of Perry County Civil Districts – 1836
- 1895 Map of Perry County
- 1990 TDOT Highway Map of Perry County
- The Maps Our Ancestors Followed
- Tennessee Highway Map – Order on line
- Library of Congress American Memory Map Collection
Farm
- Billy Tucker Farm (Short Creek)
- Cedar Creek
- Cypress Creek
- Flatwoods Part
- Marvin Farm (Cypress Creek)
- Moore Farm (Swindle Creek)
Community
Church
School
Life
Leisure
Women
The Black Experience
- Campbell Family Photographs, Patty Lee (Miller) Parham
- Miller Family Photographs, Patty Lee (Miller) Parham
- Miscellaneous Photographs, Patty Lee (Miller) Parham
- Nathaniel Parham, Jr. and Patty Lee (Miller) Parham, Patty Lee (Miller) Parham
- Wesley Dabbs and Viola Kathryn Pitts Dabbs, Patty Lee (Miller) Parham
- Perry County African/American Research, Jan Monnin
People
- Goodspeed Biographical Appendix
- Biographical Sketches of G. T. Thomas’s Life
- Mosella Hunt Crowell Autograph Album
- Thomas Family of Perry County, Tennessee
- George Thomas House
- John Thomas House
- Richard Hilburn Biography
- James Kelly Biography
- Arnold Stotts Biography
- Perry County Biographies, Jan Monnin
- Perry County Signatures, Jan Monnin
Doctors and Medicine
Business and Industry
- Cedar Grove Iron Works
- Tennessee Iron Furnace Trail, MTSU research on iron production in TN
Government and Politics
- Perry County Legislative, Jan Monnin
War
- Civil War in Perry County
- Confederate Pension Applications
- 1890 Veteran’s Schedule
- 2011 Reenactment of Battle of Linden
- 2010 Reenactment of Battle of Linden
- Perry County American Revolution, Jan Monnin
- Perry County War of 1812, Jan Monnin
- Perry County Mexican War, Jan Monnin
- Perry County Spanish American War, Jan Monnin
- Perry County WWI, Jan Monnin
- Perry County WWII, Jan Monnin
