Welcome to Parler ...

Parler is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Parler is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Parler is within the boundaries of the (803) area code.

Communities near Parler ...

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

• Orangeburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <3>
• Saint Matthews
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <3>
• Holly Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <3>
• Summerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
  • Summerton is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerton <3>
• Bowman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <3>
• Harleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <3>
• Elloree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elloree
  • Elloree is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elloree <3>
• Pinewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinewood <3>
• Cameron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Eutawville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutawville
  • Eutawville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutawville <3>

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 Parler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parler ...

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

Adding Parler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parler post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

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