Welcome to Parn ...

So far, we found very little information about Parn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Parn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parn, please Contact Us.

Parn would have been located within present day Benton County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Parn is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Parn was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Parn was located: 479

Communities near Parn ...

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

• Springdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <4>
• Rogers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
• Bentonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <4>
• Bella Vista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <4>
• Centerton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <4>
• Siloam Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <4>
• Lowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Pea Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pea Ridge is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <4>
• Tontitown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tontitown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontitown
  • Tontitown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tontitown <4>
• Cave Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 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 Parn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parn.

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

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

Adding Parn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parn in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Parn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Parn post office opened in 1889.

We also found Parn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/