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Welcome to Parkins Mills ...

Parkins Mills is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Parkins Mills: Parkins Mls. (or less commonly used: Parkins Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Parkins Mills for more information about variations on the name of Parkins Mills.

Parkins Mills is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Parkins Mills: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Parkins Mills ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Front Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Strasburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Berryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stephens City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Toms Brook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Day - Mar Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkins Mills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkins Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Parkins Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Parkins Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.