Welcome to Parkfield ...

Parkfield is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Parkfield is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parkfield lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Parkfield is within the (805) area code.

Websites for Parkfield ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities Also Named Parkfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Parkfield - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkfield.

Communities near Parkfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parkfield.

• Coalinga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalinga
  • Coalinga is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalinga <3>
• Avenal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenal
  • Avenal is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avenal <3>
• Parkfield Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkfield Junction
  • Parkfield Junction is located in Fresno County
• Cholame
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholame
  • Cholame is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cholame <3>
• Estrella
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
  • Estrella is located in San Luis Obispo County
• San Miguel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Miguel <3>
• Shandon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandon
  • Shandon is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shandon <3>
• Bradley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <3>
• Wellsona
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsona
  • Wellsona is located in San Luis Obispo County
• El Paso de Robles
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso de Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso de Robles
  • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Parkfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parkfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkfield. See our Newspapers Page for Parkfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkfield ...

Looking for more information about Parkfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Parkfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Parkfield.

Adding Parkfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Parkfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Parkfield post office opened in 1884.

We also found Parkfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/