Welcome to Park ...

Park is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Park is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Park is within the boundaries of the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Park - they are located in California (2), Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), New Jersey, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Park ...

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

• Joplin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Neosho
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <4>
• Monett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <4>
• Granby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <4>
• Carterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Duquesne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
  • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
• Sarcoxie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <4>
• Duenweg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duenweg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenweg
  • Duenweg is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duenweg <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 Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park ...

Looking for more information about Park? 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 Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Park.

Adding Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Park in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Park was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1888.

We also found Park in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Park post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/