A visit to the Parks Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Parks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parks Cemetery:
35.2995, -94.0521
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parks Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Parks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Singleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- Burt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Cemetery
- Garden Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Center Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Center Valley Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Speegle Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegle Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bloomer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56704 <5>
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Hepseby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hepseby Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepseby Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potts Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Charleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242361 <5>
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Killings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Killings Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killings Cemetery
- Carruth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carruth Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carruth Cemetery
- Rebecca Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rebecca Lewis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lewis Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Boydston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Boydston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydston Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ursula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Leon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Bloomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Lavaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ratcliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caulksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Cecil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kibler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Carolan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Dyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carbon City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jenny Lind
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Wright Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Parks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Parks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Branch
- Charleston
- Greenwood
- Lavaca
- Mulberry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Parks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Parks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53182 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53182 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2995353 Lon: -94.052149
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parks Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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