Welcome to Parker ...

Parker is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Parker, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parker, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Parker is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Parker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Parker: (540)

Communities Also Named Parker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Texas (3), Utah 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.

• Fredericksburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Culpeper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Remington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Brockroad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
  • Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
• Paytes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
  • Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
• Todds Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
  • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
• Indian Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Indian Town is located in Orange County
• Screamerville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
  • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
• Burr Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
  • Burr Hill is located in Orange County

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Parker on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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 Spotsylvania County: www.spotsylvania.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/