Welcome to Parshley ...

Parshley is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parshley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Parshley is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Parshley: 417

Communities near Parshley ...

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

• Joplin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Joplin
  • From Parshley to Joplin
• Carthage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carthage
  • From Parshley to Carthage
• Webb City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Webb City
  • From Parshley to Webb City
• Neosho
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neosho
  • From Parshley to Neosho
• Carl Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carl Junction
  • From Parshley to Carl Junction
• Oronogo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <3>
• Granby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Granby
  • From Parshley to Granby
• Carterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carterville
  • From Parshley to Carterville
• Duquesne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
  • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
• Sarcoxie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parshley ...

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

Adding Parshley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parshley 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 Parshley was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1888).

We also found Parshley in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Parshley post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parshley.