Welcome to Parent ...

Parent is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Parent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Parent is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Parent lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Parent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Parent - they are located in Maine and Quebec.

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

Communities near Parent ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <4>
• Sartell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <4>
• Sauk Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <4>
• Waite Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Becker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <4>
• Princeton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Saint Augusta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
• Milaca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
  • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <4>
• Foley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parent ...

Looking for more information about Parent? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Parent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Parent.

Adding Parent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parent 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 Parent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Parent post office opened in 1869.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/