Welcome to Parr ...

Parr is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Parr is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Parr: (803)

Websites for Parr ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Parr, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Parr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Parr - they are located in Indiana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Parr ...

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

• Irmo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Newberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
• Winnsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Chapin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Prosperity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Prosperity is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <4>
• Little Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Little Mountain is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Mountain <4>
• Pomaria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <4>
• Rock Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
• Monticello
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
• Slighs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
  • Slighs is located in Newberry County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parr ...

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

Adding Parr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parr post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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