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Welcome to Parrish ...

Parrish is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parrish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Parrish is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Parrish: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Parrish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Parrish - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida (2), Iowa, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Parrish ...

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

  • Marion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Herrin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Frankfort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Benton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
  • Carterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnston City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McLeansboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
    • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
  • Christopher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
    • Christopher is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <4>
  • Ina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sesser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parrish ...

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

Adding Parrish to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Parrish post office opened in 1856.

We also found Parrish in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parrish.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parrish - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Parrish area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Parrish 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/




 

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