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Welcome to Parkers Settlement ...

Parkers Settlement is located in Posey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkers Settlement, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Parkers Settlement is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Parkers Settlement (for example, toward Ferdinand), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Parkers Settlement: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Parkers Settlement ...

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

  • Evansville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chandler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Chandler is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
  • Newburgh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fort Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Haubstadt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Darmstadt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
  • Owensville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Poseyville
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Parkers Settlement. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkers Settlement.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkers Settlement ...

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

Adding Parkers Settlement to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkers Settlement 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 (so far) for Parkers Settlement was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkers Settlement.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Posey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkers Settlement - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Parkers Settlement area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Parkers Settlement 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.