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

Parkland lies within the (309) area code.

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.

• Peoria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <3>
• Pekin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <3>
• East Peoria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
  • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
  • Former name for East Peoria:
  • Hilton
• Morton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
• Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
• Bartonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
  • Bartonville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <3>
• Creve Coeur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
  • Former name for Creve Coeur:
  • Wesley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <3>
• West Peoria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
  • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <3>
• Havana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <3>
• Marquette Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
  • Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 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 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.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov