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Welcome to Parksville ...

So far, we found very little information about Parksville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Parksville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parksville, please Contact Us.


Parksville would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Parksville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Parksville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Parksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Parksville - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Parksville ...

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

  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maharishi Vedic City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Eldon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Keosauqua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Batavia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonaparte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Libertyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Parksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.