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Welcome to Parrott Crossing ...

Parrott Crossing is located in Yakima County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Parrott Crossing: Parrott Xing.

Parrott Crossing is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Parrott Crossing: 509

Communities near Parrott Crossing ...

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

  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trout Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Appleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Klickitat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • B Z Corner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
    • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
  • Wahkiacus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
    • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
  • Blockhouse
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blockhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
  • Husum
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bingen
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Lyle
    (26 miles [41.8 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 Parrott Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parrott Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parrott Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Yakima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parrott Crossing - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.