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Fort Parker is located

Fort Parker is located in Limestone County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Parker: Ft. Parker

Fort Parker is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fort Parker: 254

Communities near Fort Parker ...

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

  • Mexia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <3>
  • Teague
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <3>
  • Mart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <3>
  • Wortham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Coolidge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kosse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <3>
  • Tehuacana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kirvin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fallon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Parker ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Parker - 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.