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Welcome to Parkertown ...

Parkertown is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkertown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Parkertown is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Parkertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Parkertown - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Maryland and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Parkertown ...

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

  • Sandusky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwalk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fremont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bellevue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Huron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Clyde
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Port Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Milan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Monroeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkertown ...

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

Adding Parkertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkertown 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 Parkertown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Parkertown post office opened in 1894. The Parkertown post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkertown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkertown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/