Welcome to Parran ...
Parran is located in Churchill County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Parran, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Parran is 3,880 feet [1,183 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Parran is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Parran lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Parran: 775
Communities Also Named Parran ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Parran - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parran.
Communities near Parran ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parran.
- Huxley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Huxley is located in Churchill County
- Cressid ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Jessup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Toulon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Hazen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Hazen is located in Churchill County
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Lyon County
- Fallon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Fallon is located in Churchill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <4>
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Stillwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Churchill County
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 Parran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parran.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parran. 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 Parran.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parran. See our Newspapers Page for Parran.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parran ...
Looking for more information about Parran? 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 Parran, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Parran.
Adding Parran to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Parran 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 Parran was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).
We also found Parran in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Parran post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Parran.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parran. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Churchill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |