Do you know of Parsons ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Parsons. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Parsons.<1>

We found mention of Parsons as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in York County, Maine.

Communities Also Named Parsons ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Parsons.

Within Maine, the name Parsons is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Saint Clair County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Parsons [Saint Clair County].
- California
  - Tuolumne County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Parsons [Tuolumne County].
- Idaho
  - Twin Falls County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Parsons [Twin Falls County].
- Kansas
  - Labette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Parsons [Labette County].
- Maryland
  - Wicomico County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Parsons [Wicomico County].
- Michigan
  - Lake County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Parsons [Lake County].
- Mississippi
  - Grenada County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Parsons [Grenada County].
- Missouri
  - Sullivan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Parsons [Sullivan County].
- New Mexico
  - Lincoln County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Parsons [Lincoln County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Luzerne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Parsons [Luzerne County].
- South Dakota
  - Aurora County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Parsons [Aurora County].
- Tennessee
  - Decatur County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Parsons [Decatur County].
- Texas
  - Kerr County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parsons [Kerr County].
  - Parker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parsons [Parker County].
- West Virginia
  - Tucker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Parsons [Tucker County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Parsons ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Parsons:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Parsons - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in York County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in York County.

Footnotes ...

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This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Parsons could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.