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Welcome to Parkland ...

Parkland is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Parkland is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parkland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Parkland: 309 & 861<3>

Communities Also Named Parkland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Parkland - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, British Columbia, Florida (2), Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Parkland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkland ...

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

Adding Parkland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkland 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 Parkland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Parkland post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkland - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Parkland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Parkland 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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