Welcome to Parma Center ...

Parma Center is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parma Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Parma Center: Parma Ctr. (or less commonly used: Parma Cen., Parma Cent. or Parma Cntr.)

Parma Center is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Parma Center is within the boundaries of the (585) area code.

Communities near Parma Center ...

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

• Rochester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Brockport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <4>
• East Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Webster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Spencerport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
  • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
• Churchville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <4>
• Caledonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Scottsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Holley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
  • Holley is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <4>
• Pittsford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
  • Pittsford is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsford <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 Parma Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parma Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parma Center ...

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

Adding Parma Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parma Center 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 Parma Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parma Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/