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Welcome to Parsley Bar Crossing ...

Parsley Bar Crossing is located in Placer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Parsley Bar Crossing: Parsley Bar Xing.

Parsley Bar Crossing is 4,040 feet [1,231 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Parsley Bar Crossing is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Parsley Bar Crossing lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Parsley Bar Crossing: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Parsley Bar Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parsley Bar Crossing.

  • Greekstore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greekstore is located in Placer County
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  • Last Chance ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Last Chance is located in Placer County
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  • Homewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Quintette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
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  • Tahoe Pines
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
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  • Tahoma Meadows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
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  • Michigan Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
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  • Soda Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
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  • Tahoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
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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 Parsley Bar Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parsley Bar Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parsley Bar Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parsley Bar Crossing - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Parsley Bar Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Parsley Bar Crossing 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.