Welcome to Parkston ...

Parkston is located in Sullivan County<1>.

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

Parkston is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Parkston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Parkston - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Communities near Parkston ...

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

• Monticello
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
• Woodridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <3>
• Margaretville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <3>
• Jeffersonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
• Andes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <3>
• Willowemoc
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
  • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
• Aden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
  • Aden is located in Sullivan County
• Beaverkill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverkill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
  • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
• Lew Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
  • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan 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 Parkston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkston ...

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

Adding Parkston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkston 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 Parkston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Parkston post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

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