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Welcome to Parvin ...

Parvin is located in Kingfisher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parvin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Parvin is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Parvin: 405 & 572<3>

Communities Also Named Parvin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Parvin - they are located in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Parvin ...

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

  • Hennessey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Okeene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
  • Drummond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ames
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hitchcock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Loyal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <4>
  • Lacey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Oneida
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Alpha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parvin ...

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

Adding Parvin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parvin post office opened in 1892. The Parvin post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parvin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Kingfisher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parvin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Parvin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Parvin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/