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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 Parrish (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 Parrish. 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 Parrish ...

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 have occurred.

Parrish was originally named Hewitt

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Parrish is located in Walker County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near Parrish. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parrish:

  • Walker County     (The home county of Parrish)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.
    • America
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cordova
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Goodsprings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsprings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
      • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
    • Jasper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Barney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Walker County
    • Dovertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coal Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coal Valley
      • From Parrish to Coal Valley
    • Red Star
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
      • Red Star is located in Walker County
    • Patton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gamble
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
      • Gamble is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gamble
      • From Parrish to Gamble
    • Corona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Blount County
    • Warrior
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
      • Warrior is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <1>
    • Reid's
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reid's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
      • Reid's is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reid's
      • From Parrish to Reid's
    • Smoke Rise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
      • Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
    • Blount Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cullman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.
    • Ardell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkadelphia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arkadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
      • Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arkadelphia
      • From Parrish to Arkadelphia
    • Baltimore ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Cullman County
    • Bremen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • The Colony is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Crane Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Bottom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Damascus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.
    • Alta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alta
      • From Parrish to Alta
    • Berry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bankston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bazemore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Allen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossland City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
      • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.
    • West Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
      • West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Media
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Black Creek
      • From Parrish to Black Creek
    • Robbins Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Short Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sayre
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Jefferson County
    • Toadvine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Graysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Graysville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <1>
    • Alden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Jefferson County
    • Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
      • Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Cardiff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Adamsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Marion County
    • Rock City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Marion County
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.
    • Bull City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • New Lexington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellerman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kellerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
      • Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kellerman
      • From Parrish to Kellerman
    • Samantha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.
    • Falls City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falls City
      • From Parrish to Falls City
    • Arley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Slick Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slick Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
      • Slick Ford is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slick Ford
      • From Parrish to Slick Ford
    • Farriss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farriss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
      • Farriss is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farriss
      • From Parrish to Farriss
    • Lynn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Winston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <1>
    • Double Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Natural Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parrish, see our County-by-County Page for Parrish.

Cemeteries Near Parrish ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parrish.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parrish covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Parrish had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Parrish had a population of 929 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Parrish, with the one closest to Parrish listed first.

  • Cordova
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coal Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
    • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coal Valley
    • From Parrish to Coal Valley
  • Patton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gamble
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
    • Gamble is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gamble
    • From Parrish to Gamble
  • Dora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Townley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
    • Townley is located in Walker County
  • Corona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Edgil
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
    • Edgil is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edgil
    • From Parrish to Edgil
  • South Lowell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saragossa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
    • Saragossa is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saragossa
    • From Parrish to Saragossa
  • Alta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alta
    • From Parrish to Alta
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Porter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Jefferson County
    • Powellville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Short Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parrish. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parrish.

Newspapers Published in Parrish ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parrish.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parrish, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parrish.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Parrish:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parrish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Parrish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parrish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parrish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7344, Longitude: -87.2804    









 

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