Welcome to Parkers Ferry ...

Parkers Ferry is located in Colleton County<1>.

The location of Parkers Ferry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkers Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Parkers Ferry: Parkers Fry. (or less commonly used: Parkers Frry.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Parkers Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Parkers Ferry.

Parkers Ferry is near sea level<3>.

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

Parkers Ferry is located in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Parkers Ferry ...

While we believe that this Parkers Ferry is located in Colleton County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Parkers Ferry. Those communities are located in the following counties: Charleston and Marlboro County.

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

Communities near Parkers Ferry ...

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

• Summerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
• Walterboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
  • Walterboro is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <4>
• Hollywood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
• Ravenel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <4>
• Lincolnville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
• Ridgeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Ridgeville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeville <4>
• Meggett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggett
  • Meggett is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meggett <4>
• Cottageville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <4>
• Jacksonboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonboro
  • Jacksonboro is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonboro <4>
• Round O
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round O
  • Round O is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round O <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 Parkers Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkers Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkers Ferry ...

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

Adding Parkers Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parkers Ferry post office opened in 1826.

We also found Parkers Ferry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkers Ferry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/