Welcome to Parmerton ...

Parmerton is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Parmerton is located in Parmer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parmerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Parmerton is 4,170 feet [1,271 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Parmerton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Parmerton, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The telephone area code for Parmerton: (806)

Communities near Parmerton ...

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

• Friona
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
  • Friona is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <4>
• Bovina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <4>
• Farwell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
• Texico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
  • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <4>
• Lazbuddie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <4>
• Summerfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Castro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <4>
• Bellview
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Bellview is located in Curry County (NM)
• Muleshoe
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Muleshoe is located in Bailey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muleshoe <4>
• Clovis
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Dimmitt
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmitt
  • Dimmitt is located in Castro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimmitt <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parmerton ...

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

Adding Parmerton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parmerton post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parmerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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