Fort Parker State Park
Fort Parker State Park is a 1,458.8-acre state park in Limestone County, Texas, United States near the City of Mexia. The park is named after Fort Parker, the site of the Fort Parker massacre in 1836.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groesbeck.
Groesbeck
Town
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″ northLongitude
-96.54388° or 96° 32′ 38″ westElevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
8635JF24+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 28710231OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4691897Wikidata ID
Q5471787
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In Other Languages
“Fort Parker State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Parker State Park”
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