Welcome to Parnassus ...

Parnassus is located in Augusta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parnassus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Parnassus is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Parnassus is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Parnassus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Parnassus - they are located in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Parnassus ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <3>
• Staunton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <3>
• Waynesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>
• Bridgewater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <3>
• Grottoes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <3>
• Dayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
• Mount Crawford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <3>
• Stokesville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
  • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
• Churchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <3>
• Spring Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham 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 Parnassus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parnassus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parnassus ...

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

Adding Parnassus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parnassus 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 Parnassus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Parnassus post office opened in 1839.

We also found Parnassus in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parnassus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parnassus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

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