Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Overview of Parsons

• Name:
  Parsons
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Named in honor of Calvin Parsons, who inherited most of the town site from his father Hezekiah Parsons. Incorporated as a borough in 1876.
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.260081341° 15' 36.3"N

  Longitude:-75.841861875° 50' 30.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Miners Mills 0.7 mi. NE
  • Wilkes-Barre 2.3 mi. SW
  • Forty Fort 2.3 mi. NW
  • Laflin 2.7 mi. NE
  • Swoyersville 2.8 mi. NW
  • Laurel Run 2.8 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Saint Francis of Assisi (Plains Township) 1.2 mi. SE
  • Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox (Plains Township) 1.2 mi. N
  • Old Sacred Heart Slovak (Plains Township) 1.2 mi. N
  • Sacred Heart (Plains Township) 1.3 mi. N
  • Saint Mary's Byzantine Catholic (Plains Township) 1.3 mi. N
  • Saints Peter and Paul (Plains Township) 1.3 mi. N
  • Saint Stanislaus (Plains Township) 1.4 mi. N
  • Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic (Plains Township) 1.4 mi. N
  • Hollenback 1.5 mi. W
  • Anshei Emmes (Plains Township) 1.5 mi. N
  • Wilkes - Barre City 1.6 mi. W
  • Saint Joseph (Plains Township) 1.7 mi. NE
• Elevation:
  184 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  977621672
• Updated Apr 19, 2020