Welcome to Parkersburg ...

Parkersburg is located in Custer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Parkersburg is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Parkersburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Parkersburg: (580)

Communities Also Named Parkersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Parkersburg - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Parkersburg ...

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

• Weatherford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
  • Weatherford is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <4>
• Clinton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• New Cordell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
  • New Cordell is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • New Cordell has also been known as:
  • Cordell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <4>
• Burns Flat
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
  • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <4>
• Arapaho
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho
  • Arapaho is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapaho <4>
• Dill City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
  • Dill City is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <4>
• Canute
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Canute is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canute <4>
• Corn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
  • Corn is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <4>
• Custer City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Custer City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <4>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <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 Parkersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkersburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkersburg ...

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

Adding Parkersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkersburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/