Parksville, New York

Parksville is a small hamlet in the town of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, United States.[1][2] The ZIP Code is 12768.[3] It is situated at Exit 98 on Route 17 (which is expected to be upgraded to Interstate 86 in the future).[1]

Parksville, New York
Hamlet
Parksville, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41.8567°N 74.7578°W / 41.8567; -74.7578
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySullivan
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
12768

History

It is unknown the exact year that Parksville was settled, but Lemuel Martin settled there in 1800. William Parks moved there in the early 1800s. He and his son Elijah built mills and improved Parksville, and gained more respect than Martin, much to Martin's chagrin. He wanted to call it Martinville but the residents chose Parks, and the hamlet was named Parksville.[4] In 1880, the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad reached Parksville. It ran trains there until 1957 when the entire line was abandoned.

References
  1. "Parksville: This Central New York Ghost Town Was Once a Prosperous Railroad Community". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  2. "Parksville, New York". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "12768 ZIP Code Map, Demographics & Rankings". zipdatamaps.com. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  4. Quinlan, James Eldridge (1873-01-01). History of Sullivan County: Embracing an Account of Its Geology, Climate, Aborigines, Early Settlement, Organization with Biographical Sketches. G. M. Beebe & W. T. Morgans.
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