Welcome to Parkwood ...

Parkwood is located in Lexington County<1>.

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

Parkwood is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Parkwood: (803)

Communities Also Named Parkwood ...

While we believe that this Parkwood is located in Lexington County, we know of another 4 South Carolina communities named Parkwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson, Florence, Greenville and Greenwood County.

Beyond South Carolina, 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, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Columbia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lexington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• West Columbia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Cayce
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
• Irmo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Forest Acres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• South Congaree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
• Gaston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Chapin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <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.

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 Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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