A visit to the Parson 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 Parson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parson Cemetery:
39.0209, -87.4625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the north northeast of the Parson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Parson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollenback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hollenback Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenback Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of New Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86073 <5>
- Burnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Pirtle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pirtle Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Old French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old French Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old French Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- McCammon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCammon Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Vester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vester Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vester Cemetery
- Ledgerwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ledgerwood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgerwood Cemetery
- Dooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dooley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Purcell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Purcell Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell Cemetery
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 Parson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Heathsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Oaktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scott City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gambill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Dugger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shelburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Busseron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- White Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Hutsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Duncanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freelandville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Oil Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Hymera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 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 Parson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlisle
- Dugger
- Duncanville
- Flat Rock
- Hutsonville
- Oaktown
- Palestine
- Robinson
- Shelburn
- Sullivan
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 professional and volunteer 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 Parson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Parson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440913 (Parson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440913 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sullivan
- Location given for Parson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0208761 Lon: -87.4625207
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Sullivan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parson 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. |