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:
35.9065, -92.6999
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 Searcy County<2>.
The county seat for Searcy County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the east 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- The Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56288 <5>
- DePriest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The DePriest Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DePriest Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Crider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crider Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Snowball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Whisenant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Whisenant Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisenant Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Caid Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Caid Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caid Cemetery
- Baldwin Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldwin Hill Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Hill Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Watts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Blanco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Lone Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harriet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Rumley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Tilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cozahome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Pindall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Bruno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Big Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Alread
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Western Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
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 Searcy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Searcy 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 #53195 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53195 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: Searcy
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marshall
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9064646 Lon: -92.699887
- 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 Searcy, 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 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. |