Welcome to Parlett ...

Parlett is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parlett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Parlett is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Parlett is located in the (740) area code.

Communities near Parlett ...

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

• Wheeling
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Weirton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Steubenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Saint Clairsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <4>
• Toronto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
• Wintersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
• Mingo Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <4>
• Cadiz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Follansbee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <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 Parlett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parlett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parlett ...

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

Adding Parlett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parlett post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parlett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/