Nearest Communities to Parker Island,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Parker Island, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Parker Island:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Parker Island.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Parker Island is located in Highlands County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highlands County: Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Okeechobee, Osceola & Polk.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Parker Island. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Highlands County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Parker Island (which is Highlands County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Parker Island
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Highlands County (where Parker Island resides)
- County Website: https://www.highlandsfl.gov/
- County Seat for Highlands: Sebring
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Parker Island ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Parker Island.
- Bear Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Hollow is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hollow
- Bairs Den
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bairs Den is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairs Den
- Childs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Highlands Park Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highlands Park Estates is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Park Estates
- Sunvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunvale is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunvale
- Lake Placid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Shores is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
- Archbold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Archbold is also located in Highlands County
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- Placid Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Placid Lakes is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
- Marland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marland is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
- Hicoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hicoria is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicoria
- Wild Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Island is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Island
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- Hen Scratch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hen Scratch is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hen Scratch
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brighton is also located in Highlands County
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- Istokpoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Istokpoga is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Istokpoga
- Kuhlman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kuhlman is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhlman
- Venus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plains is also located in Highlands County
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- Lorida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cornwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- De Soto City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto City is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
- Negrotown Knoll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Negrotown Knoll is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negrotown Knoll
- Fort Basinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Basinger is also located in Highlands County
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- Sebring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemont is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont
- Sebring Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring Shores is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring Shores
- Avon Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Avon Park Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Park Lakes is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park Lakes
- Highland Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lakes is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lakes
- Charlotte County
- County Seat for Charlotte: Punta Gorda
- Note: The Gulf of Mexico lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Parker Island ...
- Sparkman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkman is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- DeSoto County
- County Website: https://www.desotobocc.com/
- County Seat for DeSoto: Arcadia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Parker Island ...
- Joshua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Joshua is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Glades County
- County Website: https://www.myglades.com/
- County Seat for Glades: Moore Haven
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Parker Island ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Parker Island.
- Mayaimi ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayaimi was located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayaimi
- Palmdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Fort Centre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Centre is located in Glades County
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- Lakeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarasota Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sarasota Colony is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Colony
- Hall City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hall City is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
- Buckhead Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
- Monkey Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Ortona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ortona is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortona
- Washington Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Hardee County
- County Website: https://www.hardeecountyfl.gov/
- County Seat for Hardee: Wauchula
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Parker Island ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Parker Island.
- Crewsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crewsville is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Sweetwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Okeechobee County
- County Website: https://www.okeechobeecountyfl.gov/
- County Seat for Okeechobee: Okeechobee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Parker Island ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Parker Island.
- Basinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Basinger is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basinger
- Mildred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Dixie Ranch Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dixie Ranch Acres is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Ranch Acres
- Fort Kissimmee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Kissimmee is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kissimmee
- Basswood Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Basswood Estates is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Estates
- Barber Quarters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barber Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Quarters
- Okeechobee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Cypress Quarters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
- Polk County
- County Website: https://www.polk-county.net/
- County Seat for Polk: Bartow
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Parker Island ...
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Parker Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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