Welcome to Parnassus ...

Parnassus is located in Marlboro County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parnassus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

Parnassus is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Parnassus is within the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Parnassus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Parnassus - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Parnassus ...

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

• Bennettsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennettsville <4>
• Dillon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Darlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Darlington is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <4>
• Cheraw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
• McColl
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
• Latta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Latta is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <4>
• Quinby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <4>
• Clio
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
• Society Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Society Hill is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Society Hill <4>
• Gibson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Gibson is located in Scotland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <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 Parnassus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parnassus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parnassus ...

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

Adding Parnassus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parnassus post office opened in 1834.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parnassus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marlboro County: www.marlborocounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/