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:
34.8770, -93.7238
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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Young Gravelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bluffton Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton Cemetery
- Egypt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- Freedom Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cedar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Cedar Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Waltreak Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Briggs Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Briggs Memorial Park is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Memorial Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Chula Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Killian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Little Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Gravelly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Waltreak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Chula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Cardiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Briggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Parks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Aly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Sims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Whitetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pencil Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Story
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Oden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washita
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Rover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Magazine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Fannie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Havana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marvinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
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.
- Aly
- Aly lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Parks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Blue Mountain
- Magazine
- Oden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 #73005 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #73005 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: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gravelly
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8770394 Lon: -93.7238091
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |