Parsons, West Virginia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Morgantown. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the north of Parsons and has a population of 26,809 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Fairmont. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the northwest of Parsons and has a population of 19,097 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Mountain Lake Park (MD)	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	2,106	6.32% decrease
	Bridgeport	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	7,928	8.51% increase
	Buckhannon	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	5,505	3.84% decrease
	Clarksburg	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	16,441	1.8% decrease
	Elkins	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,976	0.8% decrease
	Grafton	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	5,315	3.17% decrease
	Keyser	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	5,230	1.38% decrease
	Kingwood	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	2,947	0.1% increase
	Moorefield	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	2,438	2.65% increase
	Petersburg	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	2,774	14.49% increase
	Philippi	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,783	3.03% decrease
	Pleasant Valley	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	3,123	---
	Shinnston	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	2,243	2.27% decrease
	Weston	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	4,262	1.27% decrease
	Westover	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	4,088	3.73% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bayard	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	288	3.68% decrease
	Belington	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,797	0.5% increase
	Beverly	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	643	1.23% decrease
	Davis	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	578	7.37% decrease
	Elk City	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Hambleton	SE	Less than 2 mi	249	1.22% increase
	Harman	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	123	2.38% decrease
	Hendricks	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	316	0.94% decrease
	Junior	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	444	1.33% decrease
	Montrose	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	156	---
	Newburg	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	360	---
	Rowlesburg	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	613	---
	Thomas	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	552	22.12% increase
	Tunnelton	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	347	3.27% increase
	Womelsdorf	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	247	---

Tucker County

Parsons is located in Tucker County and is the county seat.

Below are counties that are near Parsons (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Parsons:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Parsons
	Garrett County (MD)	NE	Kempton (MD)	12 miles [19 km]
	Highland County (VA)	S	Hardscrabble (VA)	37 miles [59 km]
	Barbour County	W	Pleasure Valley	8 miles [12 km]
	Grant County	NE	Fairfax	12 miles [19 km]
	Hardy County	E	Durgon	34 miles [54 km]
	Harrison County	NW	Lake Ridge	31 miles [49 km]
	Lewis County	W	Aberdeen	34 miles [54 km]
	Marion County	NW	Hebron	28 miles [45 km]
	Mineral County	NE	Schell	28 miles [45 km]
	Monongalia County	N	Chestnut Ridge	21 miles [33 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for West Virginia<3>

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