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Welcome to Parkwater ...

Parkwater is located in Spokane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Parkwater is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parkwater lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Parkwater: 509

Communities near Parkwater ...

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

  • Spokane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Spokane Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Post Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
    • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <3>
  • Cheney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Airway Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Medical Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hauser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
    • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <3>
  • Rockford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Spangle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkwater ...

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

Adding Parkwater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parkwater post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkwater.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Spokane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/