Fort Parker State Park

Fort Parker State Park is a 1,458.8-acre Texas state park in Limestone County, Texas, United States near the City of Mexia. The park is named after Fort Parker, the site of a notable Comanche raid in 1836.

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Groesbeck

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Groesbeck is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, Texas, United States. Located along Texas State Highway 14 and Texas State Highway 164, it sits in the northern part of the Texas Triangle. Its population was 3,631 at the 2020 census. Groesbeck is situated 5 miles south of Fort Parker State Park.

Fort Parker State Park

Type: Park
Description: state park in Texas, United States
Categories: Texas state park and recreation area
Location: Limestone, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

31.6015° or 31° 36′ 5″ north

Longitude

-96.54388° or 96° 32′ 38″ west

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Operator

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Open location code

8635JF24+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28710231

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4691897

Wikidata ID

Q5471787

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Cebuano: “Fort Parker State Park”

Localities in the Area

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