Our Genealogy Helper
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 Parkdale (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 Parkdale. 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.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Parkdale is located in Ashley County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ashley County: Bradley, Chicot, Drew, Union, Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Parkdale. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkdale:
- Ashley County (The home county of Parkdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Wilmot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Fountain Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- North Crossett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Crossett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meridian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- West Crossett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Bradley County
- Long View Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Chicot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Eudora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dermott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Jerome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lacey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Lake Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Mer Rouge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Kilbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fiske
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
- Pioneer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Byrne City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- James
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkdale, see our County-by-County Page for Parkdale.
Cemeteries Near Parkdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkdale.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Parkdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Parkdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wonner Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hogue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Portland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poley Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Parkdale had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Parkdale had a population of 250 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Bonita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trafalgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Berea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Elon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Grand Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Causey ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkdale.
Newspapers Published in Parkdale ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkdale, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Parkdale:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Ashley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Chicot County
- Drew County
- East Carroll Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Parkdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |