Parkerton, Wyoming

Parkerton, Wyoming is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming. It is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone. Elevation is 5,030 feet.

Geography

Parkerton is located on the western edge of Converse County between Meadow Acres, Wyoming and the town of Glenrock on U.S. Highway 26 and borders the North Platte River.

History

Parkerton is a community that borders a large oil field in Central Wyoming.[1]

Parkerton is one of many places in Central Wyoming that grew rapidly with the discovery of oil and minerals in the region in 1889 and is often referred to as an oil field community because of some of the local employers in the area.

Parkerton has also been known as Parkerton Station from when it was known as a stop on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad in the early years of railroad expansion in the United States.

The original Post Office in Parkerton is no longer in service.

A Post Office that serves the community is in Glenrock.


References

  1. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (31 October 2013). The WPA Guide to Wyoming: The Cowboy State. Trinity University Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-59534-248-5.
  • Converse County Chamber of Commerce.

Coordinates: 42°51′04″N 105°58′23″W / 42.85111°N 105.97306°W / 42.85111; -105.97306


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