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Welcome to Pardee ...

Pardee is located in Wise County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pardee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Pardee is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pardee is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Pardee: (276)

Communities Also Named Pardee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Pardee - they are located in California, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pardee ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Norton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
  • Wise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
  • Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
  • Coeburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Whitesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
  • Appalachia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clintwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pardee ...

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

Adding Pardee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pardee post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pardee.

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

The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pardee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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