Parma, MO

united states

Parma is a small farming town in Missouri's Bootheel region, reachable via Highway 162 from Interstate 55. The area sits in fertile Mississippi River valley farmland, with flat terrain perfect for cotton and soybean cultivation. Most visitors arrive by exiting I-55 at Malden and driving south on Highway 25, then west on Highway 162. The town lies in the historic New Madrid Seismic Zone, site of the powerful 1811-1812 earthquakes.