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:
34.8034, -93.9605
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Waldron. Waldron lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Parks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Countiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Countiss Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countiss Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pilot Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chant Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chant Cemetery
- Big Cedar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Big Cedar Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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- Duncan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Birdsview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Birdsview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsview Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Square Rock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Square Rock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Rock Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Y City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Cardiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Gate ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Little Texas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Oden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Whitetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pencil Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Sims
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Board Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carolan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Mena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mena
- Mena lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Parks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
- Oden
- Oden lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Parks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
- Waldron
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 professional and volunteer 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 Scott 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 #66319 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #66319 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parks
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8034334 Lon: -93.9604823
- 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 Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |