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Welcome to Parkdale ...

Parkdale is located in Manistee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Parkdale is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Parkdale: 231

Communities Also Named Parkdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Parkdale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Texas (3) and Utah.

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

Communities near Parkdale ...

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

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 Parkdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkdale ...

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

Adding Parkdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkdale 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 Parkdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Parkdale post office opened in 1897. The Parkdale post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Manistee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/