Perry County, Indiana Map
Explore Perry County, Indiana with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 12 cities and towns in Perry County below.
Interactive Map of Perry County, Indiana
| County | Perry |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County Seat | Tell City |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 38.040268 |
| Longitude | -86.645472 |
| Cities & Towns | 12 |
| Area Codes | 812 |
About Perry County, Indiana
Perry County rises from the Ohio River in a series of sharp, limestone-ribbed ridges that define its rugged southern edge. The terrain here defies the flatness often associated with the state, instead presenting a vertical landscape where hardwood forests cling to steep slopes and narrow valleys hold the mist long after sunrise. Tributaries carve deep, winding paths through the sandstone bluffs, creating a topography that feels more akin to the Appalachian foothills than the open plains to the north. In the humid, heavy heat of midsummer, the air in these hollows stays cool and damp, thick with the scent of decaying leaves and limestone dust, while the river itself remains a constant, slow-moving presence that anchors the southern boundary against the neighboring state.
Settlers arrived in this region during the early nineteenth century, drawn by the river as a primary artery for trade and transit. The county was organized to manage the growing population of pioneers who recognized the utility of the timber and the accessible water routes, eventually establishing a seat of government that would oversee the frontier administration. This administrative center grew out of the necessity to maintain order in a territory defined by its isolation and the sheer difficulty of traversing the broken ground. The architecture of the older public buildings reflects a utilitarian ambition, utilizing local stone that seems to have grown out of the earth itself, mirroring the stern, practical resilience of those who first cleared the thickets to build homes against the encroaching wilderness.
Industry and agriculture here have long been shaped by the constraints of the land, with small-scale farming persisting in the pockets of level ground while manufacturing takes hold along the riverbanks. The character of the county is defined by a quiet, self-reliant endurance, where the labor of the day is often punctuated by the low hum of machinery or the distant call of a towboat navigating the river channel. As the light begins to fail, the long shadows of the ridges stretch across the valley floors, turning the gray stone and green timber into a muted, monochromatic portrait of stillness. Life in Perry County follows the seasonal shifts of the forest, a rhythm dictated by the turning leaves and the cooling water, where the residents maintain a watchful, steady connection to the geography that both isolates and sustains them.
Cities and Towns in Perry County
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About This Perry County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Perry County, Indiana alongside links to detailed street maps for 12 cities and towns. The county seat is Tell City. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
