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Welcome to Paroquet ...

Paroquet is located in Independence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paroquet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Paroquet is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Paroquet ...

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

  • Batesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Southside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Southside is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Tuckerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Diaz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Newark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Newark is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Bradford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bradford is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Swifton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Sulphur Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Pleasant Plains
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 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 Paroquet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paroquet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paroquet ...

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

Adding Paroquet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paroquet 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 Paroquet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Paroquet post office opened in 1884. The Paroquet post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paroquet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paroquet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/