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 | |
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 Main Street in Parksville in March 2024. | |
  Parksville, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′24″N 74°45′28″W / 41.8567°N 74.7578°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Sullivan |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12768 |
History
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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 March 29, 1957 when the entire line was abandoned.[5]
The hamlet was the site of the only grade intersection on the New York State Route 17 expressway east of Hancock. The intersection, labeled as exit 98, was replaced in 2012 when a new bypass was opened to the south of the existing route.[6] Exit 98 on NY 17 is now a diamond interchange leading to Parksville's business district.
References
edit- ^ a b "Parksville: This Central New York Ghost Town Was Once a Prosperous Railroad Community". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "Parksville, New York". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "12768 ZIP Code Map, Demographics & Rankings". zipdatamaps.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ Quinlan, James Eldridge (January 1, 1873). History of Sullivan County: Embracing an Account of Its Geology, Climate, Aborigines, Early Settlement, Organization with Biographical Sketches. G. M. Beebe & W. T. Morgans.
- ^ "New York, Ontario and Western Railroad Dead at the Age of 80". The Plain Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. March 30, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sparks, Leonard. "Bypass on Route 17 reshapes Parksville". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
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