Abandoned Record
About Parkerville
Parkerville is a city in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 46.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Parkerville, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Parkerville is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Parkerville
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1889 Parkerville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Parkerville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Hutchinson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Hutchinson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 White City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Council Grove sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Parkerville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Parkerville": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Parkerville, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2238098.
- USGS GNIS 476886.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).