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Welcome to Parrish ...

Parrish is located in Langlade County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Parrish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Parrish is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Parrish: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Parrish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Parrish - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Parrish ...

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

  • Rhinelander
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
    • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
  • Tomahawk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Dudley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
  • Harrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Lincoln County
  • Gleason
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
  • Elcho
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
    • Elcho is located in Langlade County
  • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
    • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
  • Kempster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
  • Post Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Monico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
    • Monico is located in Oneida County

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

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

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

Adding Parrish to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parrish post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parrish.

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

The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Langlade, 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 Parrish - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<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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