Welcome to Parkdale ...

Parkdale is located in Fremont County<1>.

The location of Parkdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Parkdale is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Parkdale is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Parkdale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Parkdale lies within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Parkdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Parkdale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Texas (3) and Utah.

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

Communities near Parkdale ...

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

• Canon City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
  • Canon City is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canon City <4>
• Florence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Williamsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Rockvale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Rockvale is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockvale <4>
• Victor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Coal Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <4>
• Brookside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Brookside is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
• Prospect Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
  • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
• Sunset City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
  • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
• Lincoln Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkdale ...

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

Adding Parkdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parkdale post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/