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Welcome to Parsons Ridge ...

Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Parsons Ridge: Parsons Rdg. (or less commonly used: Parsons Rdge. or Parsons Ridg.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Parsons Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Parsons Ridge.

Parsons Ridge is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parsons Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Parsons Ridge: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Parsons Ridge ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Havre de Grace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New Freedom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Perryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rising Sun
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewartstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Port Deposit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Fawn Grove
    (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 Parsons Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parsons Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parsons Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parsons Ridge - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Parsons Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Parsons Ridge 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.