Welcome to Parker ...

Parker is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Parker is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Parker: 540 & 826<3>

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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fredericksburg
  • From Parker to Fredericksburg
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Culpeper
  • From Parker to Culpeper
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orange
  • From Parker to Orange
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brockroad
  • From Parker to Brockroad
• Paytes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
  • Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paytes
  • From Parker to Paytes
• Todds Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
  • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Todds Tavern
  • From Parker to Todds Tavern
• 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.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
  • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Screamerville
  • From Parker to Screamerville
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burr Hill
  • From Parker to Burr Hill

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.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Parker post office opened in 1892.

We also found Parker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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/