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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Parma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Parma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parma, please Contact Us.
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 Parma (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 Parma. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Parma is historic, it would have been located within present day Desha 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 Desha County: Arkansas, Chicot, Drew, Lincoln, Phillips & Bolivar (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Parma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parma:
- Desha County (The home county of Parma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Mitchellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dumas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pea Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Kelso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McArthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McGehee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Snow Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Gillett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Tichnor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chicot County
- Dermott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Pansy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Annover ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Rye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Tillar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barkada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Reydell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- Tamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Richardson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Cornerstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Noble Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Madding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Pinebergen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Altheimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Wabbaseka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Gould
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Varner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Meroney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarassa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Crigler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Star City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Cornerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Rosedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eutaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parma, see our County-by-County Page for Parma.
Cemeteries Near Parma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parma.
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 Parma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Free Gift Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mackwee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Walnut Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find Parma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parma, with the one closest to Parma listed first.
- Reedville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reedville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Dumas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Varner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Cummins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cummins is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Medford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sarassa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parma.
Newspapers Published in Parma ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parma, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Parma:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Desha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Chicot County
- Cleveland County
- Drew County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Bolivar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Parma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |