
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
Official Website
The county was originally created as Berkeley Precinct. It was renamed Perquimans Precinct around 1684 and gained county status in 1739. Perquimans, means "land of beautiful women" and was named by its earliest inhabitants, the Yeopim Indians, a branch of the family of Algonquians.
The Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity facility is located in Perquimans County.
Adjacent Counties
Towns & Communities
- Belvidere
- Bethel
- Hertford (County Seat)
- New Hope
- Parkville
- Winfall
- Woodville
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Perquimans County Historical Society Collection - (1733-1943)
NC Estate Files - Perquimans County
Perquimans County Cemetery Survey Records
