A visit to the Parr Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Parr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parr Cemetery:
41.0800, -93.4113
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parr Cemetery is located in Lucas County<2>.
The county seat for Lucas County is located in Chariton. Chariton lies just to the southeast of the Parr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Parr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Niswender Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Niswender Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niswender Cemetery
- Clore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clore Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clore Cemetery
- Fry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fry Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fry Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lucas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #517695 <5>
- Grimes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wren Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wren Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Hill Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Newbern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Waynick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Waynick Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynick Cemetery
- Chariton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Brownlee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lucas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Chariton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Lacona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Woodburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Bauer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olmitz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Melcher - Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Humeston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Zero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- New Virginia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Parr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lucas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chariton
- Garden Grove
- Humeston
- Lacona
- Lucas
- Melrose
- Milo
- Osceola
- Russell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Parr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lucas County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Parr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823383 (Parr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823383 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lucas
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lucas
- Location given for Parr Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0799984 Lon: -93.4113228
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lucas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Parr Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |