The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

  Founding:  1840 Parent county:  Conway Namesake:  Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. naval officer Seat:  Perryville (1841–) Land area:  551 square miles Population (2020):  10,019 Population (historic):  978 (1850); 2,685 (1870); 5,538 (1890); 9,402 (1910); 7,695 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1920; 1930s; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; five towns; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  300 (6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  14.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  43.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $313 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $134 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,265 Average farm size (1920):  35.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia ______________________________________________...

Founding:  1827 Parent counties:  Jackson and Randolph Namesake:  Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. naval commander Seat:  Pinckneyville (1827–) Land area:  442 square miles Population (2020):  20,945 Population (historic):  1,215 (1830); 5,278 (1850); 13,723 (1870); 19,830 (1900); 22,767 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1920; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  Two cities; four villages Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,080 (21.7 %) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  40% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $954 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $609 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,775 Average farm size (1920):  99.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio _______...

Founding:  1821 Parent county:  Ste. Genevieve Namesake:  Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. naval commander Seat:  Perryville (1821–) Land area:  474 square miles Population (2020):  18,956 Population (historic):  3,349 (1830); 9,128 (1860); 11,895 (1880); 15,134 (1900); 13,707 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities; two villages; one CDPs; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  866 (10%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  36.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,041 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $862 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,955 Average farm size (1920):  83.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany and Il...

Founding:  1819 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Oliver Perry, U.S. naval commander Seat:   Perryville (1819–1845); Harrisburg (1845–1848); Linden (1848–) Land area:  415 square miles Population (2020):  8,366 Population (historic):  2,384 (1820); 5,821 (1850); 6,925 (1870); 8,800 (1900); 7,147 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1840; 1850–1910; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  317 (6.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  16.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  34.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  37% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $495 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $241 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,235 Average farm size (1920):  36.4 acres ____________________________________________________...

Founding:  1821 Parent counties:  Clay and Floyd Namesake:  Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. naval commander Seat:  Hazard (1824–) Land area:  340 square miles Population (2020):  28,473 Population (historic):  3,330 (1830); 3,950 (1860); 5,607 (1880); 8,276 (1900); 42,186 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830; 1840–1940 Subdivisions:  Three cities; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  975 (7.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  11.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  31.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $410 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $135 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,322 Average farm size (1920):  36.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hazard Namesake:  O...

Founding:  1820 Parent county:  Cumberland Namesake:  Oliver Perry, U.S. naval commander Seat:  Landisburg (1820–1827); New Bloomfield (1827–) Land area:  551 square miles Population (2020):  45,842 Population (historic):  11,342 (1820); 20,088 (1850); 25,447 (1870); 26,263 (1900); 21,744 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1880; 1930–2010 Subdivisions:  Nine boroughs; 21 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,994 (24.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  80.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  23.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,258 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,146 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,105 Average farm size (1920):  66.4 acres __________________________________________________________________________...

  Founding:  1814 Parent counties:  Gibson and Warrick Namesake:  Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. naval commander Seat:  Rome (1814–1859); Cannelton (1859–1994); Tell City (1994–) Land area:  382 square miles Population (2020):  19,170 Population (historic):  2,330 (1820); 7,268 (1850); 16,997 (1880); 18,778 (1900); 16,625 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1900; 1930s; 1960–1980; 2000s Subdivisions:  Two cities; one town; seven townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,557 (18.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  37% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $603 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $510 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,836 Average farm size (1920):  58 acres Sources of settlement: ...

Founding:  1818 Parent counties:  Fairfield, Muskingum, and Washington Namesake:  Oliver Perry, U.S. naval commander Seats:  Somerset (1818–1857); New Lexington (1857–) Land area:  408 square miles Population (2020):  35,408 Population (historic):  8,429 (1820); 20,775 (1850); 18,453 (1870); 31,841 (1900); 31,445 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1850; 1870–1920; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  12 villages; two CDPs; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,235 (27.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  51.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  16.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,196 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $773 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,355 Average farm size (1920):  68.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Penns...