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Welcome to Parma ...

Parma is located in Stone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Parma is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Parma: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Parma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Parma: This one is located in Stone County and the other is located in Desha County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 10 communities that are also named Parma - they are located in Colorado (2), Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Parma ...

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

  • Heber Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
    • Former name for Heber Springs:
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <4>
  • Mountain View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greers Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Shirley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Fifty-Six
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Higden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Guion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Guion is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 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 Parma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parma ...

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

Adding Parma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parma 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 (so far) for Parma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Parma post office opened in 1895. The Parma post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parma - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Parma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Parma 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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