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Welcome to Old Parker Place ...

Old Parker Place is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Old Parker Place is located in Brewster County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Old Parker Place: Old Parker Pl. (or less commonly used: Old Parker Plc.)

Old Parker Place is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Old Parker Place is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Old Parker Place: 432

Communities near Old Parker Place ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Old Parker Place.

  • Altuda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altuda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altuda
    • Altuda is located in Brewster County
  • Marathon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lenox
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lenox is located in Brewster County
  • Alpine
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Old Parker Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Parker Place.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Parker Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Parker Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.