Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Parker Ferry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Parker Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Parker Ferry is located in Elmore County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elmore County: Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Macon, Montgomery & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Parker Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parker Ferry:
- Elmore County (The home county of Parker Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Coosada
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prattville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Robinson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Wetumpka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Adkin Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Deatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holtville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Claud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Titus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prattville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Melmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Booth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Marbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Autaugaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Haynes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Billingsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock County
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Clanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Pentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Equality
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Nixburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Dollar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Rockford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Hissop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Fishpond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Burkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Hayneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Tysonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Calebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hornady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- La Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hardaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Boylston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Capitol Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Gibbs Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Young Forte Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- English Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Stone's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Catoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- East Tallassee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Our Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Benson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parker Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Parker Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Parker Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parker Ferry.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Parker Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parker Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Glenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rives Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coosada Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bibbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located in Coosada.
- The Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981539 <2>
- Mt. Hebron West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McKeithen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine View Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haggerty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wetumpka City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Parker Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parker Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parker Ferry, with the one closest to Parker Ferry listed first.
- Elmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson's Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Robinson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Wetumpka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prattville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holtville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Coosa River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa River is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Stone's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Buyck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buyck is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Wadsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Titus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parker Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parker Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Parker Ferry ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parker Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parker Ferry, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parker Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Parker Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Elmore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Parker Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parker Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |