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 Parkers (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 Parkers. 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 ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Parkers is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Parkers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkers:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Parkers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers, with the one closest to Parkers listed first.
- Landmark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Windamere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Bingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Wakefield Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Mabelvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Sweet Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- College Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- North Little Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hensley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers, with the one closest to Parkers listed first.
- Mayflower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Otto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Lollie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Garland County
- Lonsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers, with the one closest to Parkers listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Tull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Center Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Slabtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Prattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Turin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Poyen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Dogwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers, with the one closest to Parkers listed first.
- Redfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Pastoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Tucker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Sherrill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers, with the one closest to Parkers listed first.
- Cobbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Keo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- England
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Coy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Lonoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Seaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Sisemore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Perry County
- Little Italy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers, with the one closest to Parkers listed first.
- East End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shannon Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bauxite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Shaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Avilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Congo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Haskell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Traskwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkers, see our County-by-County Page for Parkers.
Cemeteries Near Parkers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkers.
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 Parkers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkers, with the one closest to Parkers listed first.
- Landmark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wood Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the south of Little Rock.
- The Wood Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinkerton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185013 <3>
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upchurch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McPherson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Butler Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53283 <3>
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Douglass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Parkers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkers, with the one closest to Parkers listed first.
- Altharp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altharp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
- Mabelvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Sweet Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurricane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Fourche ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Collegeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Collegeville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Niemeyer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemeyer
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ico ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkers.
Newspapers Published in Parkers ...
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 241 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkers, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkers.
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 Parkers:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Saline 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parkers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Parkers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |