Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Parkesburg came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Parkesburg in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Parkesburg. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Parkesburg data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Parkesburg:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Parkesburg in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Parkesburg for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Parkesburg. See our Misc Page for Parkesburg for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Parkesburg: www.parkesburg.boroughs.org/

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/