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Welcome to Parish ...

The town of Parish is located in Houston County<1>.

Parish is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Parish (for example, toward Cedar Springs (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Parish: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Parish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Parish - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2) and New York.

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

Communities near Parish ...

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

  • Headland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hartford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Taylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Midland City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinsey is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
  • Ashford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Graceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cowarts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Slocomb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rehobeth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rehobeth is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parish ...

Looking for more information about Parish? 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 Parish, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Parish.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parish - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Parish area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Parish area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.