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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Parkhurst. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Parkhurst to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parkhurst, 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 Parkhurst (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 Parkhurst. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Parkhurst is historic, it would have been located within present day Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Parkhurst. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkhurst:
- Johnson County (The home county of Parkhurst)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Midway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Oasis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- University Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Morse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Coralville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Downey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Centerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- West Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cedar Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Lime City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Tipton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Bennett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Stanwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Amana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Amana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Martelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Morley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Olin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Ely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Western
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Bertram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Lincolnway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Cedar Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Walford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Squaw Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
- Cedar Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Gladwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Cotter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Letts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Columbus City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Wyman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Atalissa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Conesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Wilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Towne Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Fruitland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Muscatine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Stockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Fairport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Durant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kalona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ainsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wellman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Havre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Crawfordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Nira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Mercer County (IL)
- Eliza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Rock Island County (IL)
- Illinois City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkhurst, see our County-by-County Page for Parkhurst.
Cemeteries Near Parkhurst ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkhurst.
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 Parkhurst - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkhurst covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Molback Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- North Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Parkhurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkhurst.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
- Downey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Midway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Centerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Graham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- West Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Morse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkhurst. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkhurst.
Newspapers Published in Parkhurst ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkhurst.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkhurst, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkhurst.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Parkhurst:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Iowa County
- Jones County
- Linn County
- Louisa County
- Muscatine County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Mercer County
- Rock Island County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Parkhurst, 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- Parkhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |