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Welcome to Parish ...

Parish is located in Candler County<1>.

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

Parish is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parish lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Parish: 912

Communities Also Named Parish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Parish: This one is located in Candler County and the other is located in Bulloch County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 4 communities that are also named Parish - they are located in Alabama, Florida and New York.

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

Communities near Parish ...

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

  • Statesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Statesborough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Metter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Claxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Brooklet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Twin City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hagan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Canoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
    • Canoe is located in Candler County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Portal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Bulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <3>
  • Collins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parish ...

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

Adding Parish to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parish post office opened in 1884.

We also found Parish on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parish.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Candler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parish - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/