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Welcome to Parragon ...

Parragon is located in Putnam County<1>.

Parragon is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parragon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Parragon (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Parragon: 931

Communities near Parragon ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Columbus Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Livingston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Monterey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • White Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Baxter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parragon ...

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

Adding Parragon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parragon 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 (so far) for Parragon was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parragon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parragon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.