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 Landing (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 Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Parker Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Parker Landing: Parker Lndg. (or less commonly used: Parker Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parker Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parker Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Landing is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Parker Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parker Landing:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Parker Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Threet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- McGee Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Cypress Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Jacksonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Zip City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Denton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Franklin County
- Pleasant Site
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Alcorn County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Jacinto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Searcy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Biggersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Rienzi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Allentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kossuth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hightown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Altitude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Booneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- New Site
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Short
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Iuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Holcut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Paden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tishomingo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Bruton Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Pyburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Lowryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Nash Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Belle Meade
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Tulu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Michie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Caffey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Guys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Ramer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chewalla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Purdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Selmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leapwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Lutts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Inn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Collinwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parker Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Parker Landing.
Cemeteries Near Parker Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parker Landing.
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 Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parker Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (717 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north of Iuka (MS).
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
- Popular Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62132 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Parker Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parker Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parker Landing, with the one closest to Parker Landing listed first.
- Short
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Iuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Wright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Lowryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Nixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Kendrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Margerum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parker Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parker Landing.
Newspapers Published in Parker Landing ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parker Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parker Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parker Landing.
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 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 Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Alcorn County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Hardin County
- McNairy County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parker Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |