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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 Parks (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 Parks. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Parks is located in Scott County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Parks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parks:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Parks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parks, with the one closest to Parks listed first.
    • Boles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cardiff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cardiff
      • From Parks to Cardiff
    • Y City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
      • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Waldron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Scott County
    • Nebraska ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebraska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
      • Nebraska is located in Scott County
    • Little Texas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Winfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gate ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
      • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Bates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Bates is located in Scott County
  • Franklin County
    • Leon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Franklin County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parks, with the one closest to Parks listed first.
    • Golden City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
      • Golden City is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Golden City
      • From Parks to Golden City
    • Carolan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carolan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
      • Carolan is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carolan
      • From Parks to Carolan
    • Lucas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Booneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Magazine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magazine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
      • Magazine is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Blue Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parks, with the one closest to Parks listed first.
    • Oden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pencil Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
      • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <1>
    • Whitetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sims
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cox Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mount Ida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <1>
    • Story
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Washita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Black Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
      • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Norman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Fannie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parks, with the one closest to Parks listed first.
    • Board Camp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Big Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rich Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dallas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sebastian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parks, with the one closest to Parks listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Huntington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Frog Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
      • Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
    • Hartford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
    • Midland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parks, with the one closest to Parks listed first.
    • Gravelly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bluffton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Chula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Chula is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chula
      • From Parks to Chula
    • Waltreak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Aly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Briggsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
      • Briggsville is located in Yell County
    • Wing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parks, see our County-by-County Page for Parks.

Cemeteries Near Parks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parks.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parks, with the one closest to Parks listed first.

  • Parks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Countiss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Countiss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Countiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Needmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Cedar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Cedar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Pilot Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Parks had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Parks, with the one closest to Parks listed first.

  • Boles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
  • Buck Knob
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
    • Buck Knob is located in Scott County
  • Cardiff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cardiff
    • From Parks to Cardiff
  • Green Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Green Ridge is located in Scott County
  • Waldron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Olio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
    • Olio is located in Scott County
  • Nebraska ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebraska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Nebraska is located in Scott County
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Winfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blansett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blansett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blansett
    • Blansett is located in Scott County
  • Oden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ink
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
      • Ink is located in Polk County
    • Golden City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
      • Golden City is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Golden City
      • From Parks to Golden City
    • Sims
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parks.

Newspapers Published in Parks ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parks, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Parks:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Parks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8023, Longitude: -93.9606    









 

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