Parke County, County administrative division in western Indiana, United States.
Parke County spans across 450 square miles of land with the Wabash River flowing along its western boundary, containing 31 historic covered bridges.
The territory was established in 1821 from a portion of Vigo County and named after Benjamin Parke, who commanded troops at the Battle of Piccanoe.
The county maintains 13 distinct townships where multiple generations of families continue agricultural traditions dating back to the 19th century settlement period.
The county seat of Rockville houses governmental services at 116 West High Street, operating Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Turkey Run State Park within the county features deep sandstone ravines and geological formations carved by glacial meltwaters thousands of years ago.
Location: Indiana
Inception: January 9, 1821
Capital city: Rockville
Website: http://www.parkecounty.org
Shares border with: Fountain County, Montgomery County, Putnam County, Clay County, Vigo County, Vermillion County
Website: http://parkecounty.org
GPS coordinates: 39.78000,-87.21000
Latest update: March 6, 2025 15:50
Turkey Run State Park
11.6 km
Shades State Park
20.6 km
Bridgeton Covered Bridge
14.8 km
Lusk Home and Mill Site
12.6 km
Jackson Covered Bridge
12.7 km
Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge
16.7 km
Neet Covered Bridge
8.8 km
Cox Ford Covered Bridge
11.8 km
State Sanitorium Covered Bridge
5.6 km
Beeson Covered Bridge
1.9 km
Portland Mills Covered Bridge
13.7 km
Narrows Covered Bridge
12.5 km
West Union Covered Bridge
13.6 km
Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge
17.1 km
Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge
13.3 km
Sim Smith Covered Bridge
10.4 km
Mecca Covered Bridge
11.3 km
Billie Creek Covered Bridge
2.1 km
Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge
2.5 km
Melcher Covered Bridge
10.7 km
Marshall Arch
7.8 km
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
3.1 km
McAllister Covered Bridge
8 km
Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge
16.6 km
Harry Evans Covered Bridge
15 km
Roseville-Coxville Covered Bridge
15.9 km
Crooks Covered Bridge
6.5 km
George Seybold House
17.7 kmReviews
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