State Florida ZIP code 34219 Local time Thursday 2:27 PM | Time zone EST (UTC-5) Website www.parrishflorida.com Area code Area code 941 | |
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Country United States of America Weather 29°C, Wind E at 23 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Parrish is an unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States, located near the intersection of U.S. 301 and State Road 62.
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Map of Parrish, FL 34219, USA
Parrish is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Parrish is located at 27°35′14″N 82°25′31″W (27.5872, −82.4253).
History
A post office named Parish was established in 1879, and the name was changed to Parrish in 1950. The community was named and established by Crawford Parrish, who was from Georgia and his wife Mary Bratcher Vanzant who was born in 1841. After they were married and after the Civil War they moved south to what is now known originally as the Suwanee River and bought land and had slaves work there. In 1867 they sold the land and decided to move to the Manatee River. He had stayed for several years and built a home on the banks of the river in what is now Oak Hill (unknown location). He was a rancher and later an orange grower. Also, he was the founder of the original town site.
Parrish contains the Florida Railroad Museum, which operates weekend passenger rides round trip from Parrish north about 6 miles to Willow.