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:
41.5189, -90.8571
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 Muscatine County<2>.
The county seat for Muscatine County is located in Muscatine. Muscatine lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Parr Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Parr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Melpine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Melpine Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melpine Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Montpelier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Krell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Krell Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krell Cemetery
- Fairport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass Cemetery
- Walcott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walcott Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Harker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Harker Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Cemetery
- Kisenmacher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kisenmacher Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisenmacher Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- Illinois City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wildasin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wildasin Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildasin Cemetery
- Wildsan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wildsan Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsan Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Andalusia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Andalusia Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Friday Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Pleasant Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Midway Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Blue Grass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Fairport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Illinois City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Andalusia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Towne Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Muscatine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Buffalo Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Taylor Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
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 Muscatine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Davenport
- Muscatine
- Rock Island
- Walcott
- Wilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Muscatine 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 #460033 (Parr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460033 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: Muscatine
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walcott
- Location given for Parr Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5189183 Lon: -90.8570904
- 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 Muscatine, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |