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Welcome to Parvin ...

Parvin is located

Parvin is located in Denton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parvin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Parvin is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Parvin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Parvin - they are located in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Parvin ...

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

  • Plano
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Plano is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <3>
  • Frisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • McKinney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Denton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Carrollton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Little Elm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • The Colony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Prosper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parvin ...

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

Adding Parvin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parvin 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 Parvin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Parvin post office opened in 1884. The Parvin post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parvin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Denton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parvin - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/