Welcome to Parkington ...

So far, we found very little information about Parkington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Parkington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parkington, please Contact Us.

Parkington was located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Parkington would have been located within present day Schoolcraft County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Parkington is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Parkington was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Parkington was located: 906

Communities near Parkington ...

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

• Manistique
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistique
  • Manistique is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistique <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manistique
  • From Parkington to Manistique
• Huntspur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntspur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
  • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
  • Huntspur has also been known as:
  • Hunt Spur
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huntspur
  • From Parkington to Huntspur
• Port Inland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Inland
  • Port Inland is located in Mackinac County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Inland
  • From Parkington to Port Inland
• Gould City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Gould City is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gould City
  • From Parkington to Gould City
• Copenhagen Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
  • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copenhagen Beach
  • From Parkington to Copenhagen Beach
• Curtis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Curtis is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtis <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Curtis
  • From Parkington to Curtis
• Germfask
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
  • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <4>
• Minor Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
  • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Minor Beach
  • From Parkington to Minor Beach
• Engadine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine
  • Engadine is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engadine <4>
• Helmer
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
  • Helmer is located in Luce County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Helmer
  • From Parkington to Helmer

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

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

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

Adding Parkington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkington 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 Parkington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Parkington post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/