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Welcome to Parrotts Ferry ...

Parrotts Ferry is located in Tuolumne County<1>.

Parrotts Ferry is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parrotts Ferry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Parrotts Ferry: 209 & 350<3>

Communities near Parrotts Ferry ...

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

  • Sonora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Angels
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Angels is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
  • Angels City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
  • Douglas Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Martinez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
  • Angels Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rawhide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
  • Altaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • East Sonora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
  • Greenley Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parrotts Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tuolumne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parrotts Ferry - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Parrotts Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Parrotts Ferry 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.