Perkins (disambiguation)

Perkins is an English surname.

Perkins may also refer to:

Places

In the United States

• Perkins, Georgia, an unincorporated community
• Perkins, Iowa, an unincorporated community
• Perkins Township, Maine
• Perkins, Michigan, an unincorporated community
• Perkins, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
• Perkins, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio
• Perkins, Oklahoma, a city
• Perkins, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Perkins County, Nebraska
• Perkins County, South Dakota
• Perkins Creek, Missouri
• Perkins Pond, New York

Antarctica

• Mount Perkins, Marie Byrd Land
• Perkins Glacier, Marie Byrd Land
• Perkins Canyon, Marie Byrd Land

People

• Perkins Bass (1912-2011), four-time U.S. congressman from New Hampshire
• Perkins Harnly (1901–1986), American painter
• Perkins King (1784-1857), U.S. congressman from New York

Companies and brands

• Perkins Engines, a manufacturer of industrial diesel engines established in Peterborough, UK
• Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, a North American restaurant chain
• Perkins Paste, an Australian brand of adhesive

Schools in the United States

• Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts
• Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Texas
• Perkins High School (Erie County, Ohio)

Buildings

• Perkins Building, Tacoma, Washington
• Perkins Buildings, Providence, Rhode Island
• Perkins Center for the Arts, serving southern New Jersey
• Perkins House (disambiguation)
• Perkins Manor (Contoocook, New Hampshire)
• Perkins Observatory, an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio
• Perkins Opera House, Monticello, Florida
• Perkins Square Gazebo, Baltimore, Maryland
• Perkins Stadium, Whitewater, Wisconsin, used primarily for football
• Perkins Stone Mansion, Akron, Ohio
• Perkins Tide Mill, Kennebunkport, Maine

Other uses

• USS Perkins, three US Navy destroyers
• Camp Perkins, a former Massachusetts Army National Guard camp
• Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, legislation supporting career and technical education in the U.S.
• Federal Perkins Loan, a need-based type of American student loan
• Illinois v. Perkins, a US Supreme Court case—see Miranda warning#Exemption for interrogations conducted by undercover agents
• Perkins Arboretum, Colby College, Waterville, Maine
• Perkins Brailler, a machine used to write braille
• Perkins Engineering, a racing team in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series from 1986 to 2008
• Perkins Estate, Brookline, Massachusetts
• Perkins Field, a public airport near Overton, Nevada

See also

• Perkin's Pillar, British Columbia, Canada, a rock pillar
• Perkin (disambiguation)