Welcome to Parkersburg ...Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkersburg, 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. Parkersburg is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Parkersburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Parkersburg (for example, toward Ridge Farm (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Parkersburg: 765 Communities Also Named Parkersburg ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Parkersburg - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkersburg. Communities near Parkersburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parkersburg.
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 Parkersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkersburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parkersburg. 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 Parkersburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkersburg. See our Newspapers Page for Parkersburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkersburg ...Looking for more information about Parkersburg? 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 Parkersburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Parkersburg. Adding Parkersburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkersburg. Footnotes ...
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