Welcome to Parkman ...

Parkman is located in Sheridan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Parkman is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Parkman is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Parkman lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Parkman: (307)

The ZIP code for Parkman: 82838<3>

Communities Also Named Parkman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Parkman - they are located in Maine, Ohio and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Parkman ...

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

• Ranchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchester
  • Ranchester is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranchester <4>
• Dayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Wyola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyola
  • Wyola is located in Big Horn County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyola <4>
• Wolf
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Wolf is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf <4>
• Burgess Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Junction
  • Burgess Junction is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgess Junction <4>
• Kleenburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
  • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County
• Beckton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
  • Beckton is located in Sheridan County
• Sheridan
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Decker
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Decker is located in Big Horn County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decker <4>
• Lodge Grass
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grass
  • Lodge Grass is located in Big Horn County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge Grass <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 Parkman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkman ...

Looking for more information about Parkman? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Parkman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Parkman.

Adding Parkman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkman 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 Parkman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Parkman post office opened in 1894.

We also found Parkman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sheridan County: www.sheridancounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/