Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Parksley came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Parksley in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Parksley. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Parksley data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Parksley:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Parksley is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Parksley in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Parksley for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Parksley. See our Misc Page for Parksley for more information.