Parksville, South Carolina

About Parksville

Parksville is a tiny community in western South Carolina with an estimated population of 130.

Parksville holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.73 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 178 residents per square mile.

📰 Parksville News Today

• Obituary for Mary Frances Martin Wells Bostick Tompkins Funeral Home · Mar 25
• South Carolina Earthquake: Columbia Hit With 3.0 Magnitude Tremor Newsweek · Feb 26
• Ervin Roy Gilchrist Sr. Obituary | Andrew Wardlaw Funeral Home | McCormick, SC Tribute Archive · Jul 7
• Perry Brown Obituary (2025) - Greenwood, SC - Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Greenwood Legacy obituary · Oct 1
• Here’s how to recycle your discarded Christmas tree in the CSRA WRDW · Dec 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Parksville Unique

• The only place in America named Parksville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Carolina — one of 475 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Parksville

• Parksville Recreation Area reviews ★
• Parksville Recreation Area, USACE reviews ★
• Parksville Wayside Park reviews ★

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⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Parksville

🏘️ Nearby Communities