A visit to the Parks 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 Parks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parks Cemetery:
37.6720, -88.7828
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parks Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Parks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #314026 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Henshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henshaw Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Krieger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Krieger Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Donelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Donelson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson Cemetery
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Creal Springs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pulley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pulley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulley Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Jenny Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenny Ridge Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Ridge Cemetery
- New Spring Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonefort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Egyptian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrier Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <6>
- Eagle Point Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spillertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Reynoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- McCormick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Ledford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Whiteash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Johnston City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gaskins City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Galatia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Parks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Harrisburg
- Johnston City
- Marion
- New Burnside
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 websites either 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 Parks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Parks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415405 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415405 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crab Orchard
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6719942 Lon: -88.7828398
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Williamson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parks 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. |