Welcome to Parr ...

Parr is located in Jasper County<1>.

The location of Parr has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Parr is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Parr is located in the (219) area code.

Communities Also Named Parr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Parr - they are located in South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Parr ...

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

• Rensselaer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• DeMotte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
  • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • DeMotte has also been known as:
  • De Motte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <4>
• Remington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Morocco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
  • Morocco is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <4>
• Goodland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <4>
• Brook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
  • Brook is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <4>
• Wheatfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
  • Wheatfield is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatfield <4>
• Francesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francesville
  • Francesville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francesville <4>
• Medaryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medaryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medaryville
  • Medaryville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medaryville <4>
• Schneider
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
  • Schneider is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 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 Parr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parr.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parr ...

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

Adding Parr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parr 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 Parr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Parr post office opened in 1893.

We also found Parr on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov