Welcome to Parkville ...

Parkville is located in Saguache County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Parkville is 8,720 feet [2,658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Parkville is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Parkville is located in the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Parkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Parkville: This one is located in Saguache County and the other is located in Summit County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 14 communities that are also named Parkville - they are located in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Parkville ...

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

• Poncha Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
  • Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <4>
• Saguache
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saguache have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saguache
  • Saguache is located in Saguache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saguache <4>
• Moffat
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Moffat is located in Saguache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moffat <4>
• Bonanza
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
• Kerper City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
  • Kerper City is located in Saguache County
• Spook City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spook City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
  • Spook City is located in Saguache County
• Villa Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Saguache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Grove <4>
• Mears Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
  • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
• Calcite ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
  • Calcite is located in Fremont County
• Coaldale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkville ...

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

Adding Parkville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parkville post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saguache County: www.slv.org/saguachecounty/

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