Welcome to Parkville ...

Parkville is located in Kings County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

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

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

Communities Also Named Parkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Parkville - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Parkville ...

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

• New York
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkville ...

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

Adding Parkville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parkville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Parkville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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