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Welcome to Parker ...

Parker is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Parker is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Parker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Parker - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Parker ...

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

  • Morristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Morristown is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
    • Morristown has also been known as:
    • New Hanover
    • West Hanover
  • Dover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Morris County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Hackettstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
  • Belvidere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Belvidere is located in Warren County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Califon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Califon is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
  • Beattystown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beattystown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
  • Gladstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladstone is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Hoffmans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
  • Bedminster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parker ...

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

Adding Parker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parker 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 Parker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Parker post office opened in 1883. The Parker post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/