Welcome to Parkton ...

Parkton is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Parkton is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parkton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Parkton: (410), (443)<3> and (667)

The ZIP code for Parkton: 21120<4>

Websites for Parkton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Parkton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Parkton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Parkton - they are located in Minnesota and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Parkton ...

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

• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Bel Air
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <6>
• Hampstead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <6>
• Red Lion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <6>
• Manchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <6>
• New Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <6>
• Dallastown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <6>
• Shrewsbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <6>
• Stewartstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <6>
• Glen Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock
  • Glen Rock is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rock <6>

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 Parkton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parkton. 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 Parkton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkton ...

Looking for more information about Parkton? 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 Parkton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Parkton.

Adding Parkton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkton 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 Parkton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Parkton post office opened in 1843.

We also found Parkton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/