Welcome to Parkchester ...

Parkchester is located in Bronx County<1>.

The location of Parkchester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Parkchester is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Parkchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Parkchester - they are located in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Parkchester ...

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

• New York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Paterson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Passaic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkchester ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/