Welcome to Parkersville ...
So far, we found very little information about Parkersville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Parkersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parkersville, please Contact Us.
Parkersville would have been located within present day Baker County<2>.
The location of Parkersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Parkersville is 4,980 feet [1,518 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Parkersville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Parkersville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Parkersville and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
If Parkersville still existed, it would have been in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Parkersville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Parkersville - they are located in Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkersville.
Communities near Parkersville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parkersville.
- Sumpter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <6>
- Granite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Grant County
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Whitney is located in Baker County
- Bates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Bates is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bates <6>
- Bourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Bourne is located in Baker County
- Cabell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
- Cabell City is located in Grant County
- Susanville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
- Susanville is located in Grant County
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Grant County
- Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <6>
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 Parkersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkersville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parkersville. 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 Parkersville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkersville. See our Newspapers Page for Parkersville.
Adding Parkersville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Parkersville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Parkersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Parkersville post office opened in 1874.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkersville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Parkersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |