Welcome to Parker ...

Parker is located

Parker is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Parker is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Parker ...

While we believe that this Parker is located in Johnson County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Parker. Those communities are located in the following counties: Burleson and Collin County.

Beyond Texas, there are 41 communities that are also named Parker - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Parker ...

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

• Cleburne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleburne
  • Cleburne is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleburne <3>
• Hillsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
• Joshua
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
  • Joshua is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <3>
• Keene
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
• Alvarado
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
  • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <3>
• Venus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
  • Venus is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venus <3>
• Grandview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
• Itasca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
  • Itasca is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itasca <3>
• Rio Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Vista
  • Rio Vista is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Vista <3>
• Maypearl
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maypearl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypearl
  • Maypearl is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maypearl <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 Parker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parker ...

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

Adding Parker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parker post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnsoncountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/