Welcome to Parkwood ...

Parkwood is located in Indiana County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Parkwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Parkwood is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Parkwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Parkwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Parkwood - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, California, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), North Carolina (4), Ontario, South Carolina (5), Texas, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Parkwood ...

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

• Indiana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
• Vandergrift
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
• Kittanning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Blairsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <4>
• Ford City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• Derry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <4>
• Leechburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <4>
• Homer City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <4>
• Apollo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
  • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <4>
• Clymer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <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 Parkwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkwood ...

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

Adding Parkwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkwood 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 Parkwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Parkwood post office opened in 1870.

We also found Parkwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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