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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Parramore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Parramore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parramore, 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 Parramore (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 Parramore. 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.

Name Variations for Parramore ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Parramore was originally named Parramore Landing

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for Parramore ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Parramore was established in 1870.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Parramore is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Geneva (AL), Houston (AL), Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Liberty, Washington & Seminole (GA).

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Parramore)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parramore, with the one closest to Parramore listed first.
    • Ocheesee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocheesee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocheesee
      • From Parramore to Ocheesee
    • Altha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chipola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipola
      • From Parramore to Chipola
    • Blountstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNeal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McNeal
      • From Parramore to McNeal
  • Gadsden County
  • Liberty County
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parramore, with the one closest to Parramore listed first.
    • Gordon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Cottonwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
      • Ashford is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <3>
    • Madrid
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Avon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Keyton's
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keyton's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
      • Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keyton's
      • From Parramore to Keyton's
    • Barber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
      • Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barber
      • From Parramore to Barber
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cowarts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
      • Cowarts is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <3>
  • Decatur County (GA)
  • Early County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parramore, with the one closest to Parramore listed first.
    • Jakin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
      • Jakin is located in Early County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <3>
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
    • Cedar Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sawhatchee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawhatchee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
      • Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sawhatchee
      • From Parramore to Sawhatchee
    • Hentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Hentown is located in Early County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Miller County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parramore, with the one closest to Parramore listed first.
    • Mayhaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayhaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
      • Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mayhaw
      • From Parramore to Mayhaw
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floydtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Floydtown
      • From Parramore to Floydtown
    • Boykin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Colquitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parramore, with the one closest to Parramore listed first.
    • Butlers Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
    • Steam Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steam Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Steam Mill
      • From Parramore to Steam Mill
    • Reynoldsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Donalsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Parramore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parramore.

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 Parramore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Owens - Bellview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bazzell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bazzell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bazzell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whiddon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiddon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiddon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wooten Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wooten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cow Pen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cow Pen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cow Pen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trawick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trawick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trawick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebrew Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickenson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...

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 Parramore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parramore.

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

  • Bascom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Inwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Inwood is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Inwood
    • From Parramore to Inwood
  • Cypress
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sneads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chattahoochee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marianna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • River Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jakin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
    • Jakin is located in Early County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <3>
  • Brinson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Recovery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Spooner ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
    • Spooner is located in Miller County (GA)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horns Cross Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
      • Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County (GA)
    • Alliance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
      • Alliance is located in Jackson County
    • Ocheesee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocheesee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocheesee
      • From Parramore to Ocheesee

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

Newspapers Published in Parramore ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parramore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parramore, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parramore.

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 Parramore:

The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncounty-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Parramore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parramore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parramore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8720, Longitude: -84.9930    









 

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