Welcome to Parkersburg ...

Parkersburg is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Parkersburg is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Parkersburg lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Parkersburg: 541 & 458<3>

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, Oklahoma 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.

• Coos Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Bay
  • Coos Bay is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coos Bay <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coos Bay
  • From Parkersburg to Coos Bay
• North Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <4>
• Coquille
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
  • Coquille is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coquille
  • From Parkersburg to Coquille
• Bandon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandon
  • Bandon is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bandon
  • From Parkersburg to Bandon
• Myrtle Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Point
  • Myrtle Point is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Point <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Myrtle Point
  • From Parkersburg to Myrtle Point
• Twomile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
  • Twomile is located in Coos County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Twomile
  • From Parkersburg to Twomile
• Arago
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
  • Arago is located in Coos County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arago
  • From Parkersburg to Arago
• Norway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norway
  • From Parkersburg to Norway
• Coos City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coos City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos City
  • Coos City is located in Coos County
• Broadbent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbent
  • Broadbent is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadbent <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Broadbent
  • From Parkersburg to Broadbent

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 in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/