Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Parker City (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 Parker City. 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 doctors and 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.
Parker City is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Delaware, Henry, Jay, Wayne & Darke (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Parker City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parker City:
- Randolph County (The home county of Parker City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Modoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Losantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Millgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Shamrock Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Liberty Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Yorktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gaston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- Bentonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Matthews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Upland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Gas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Shirley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Blountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mooreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Springport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Messick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mount Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Millville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Cadiz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Redkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bluff Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pony
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Boundary City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salamonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Antiville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Chesterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Prosperity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Summitville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Gimco City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- North Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Markleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Woodlawn Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Western Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Fountain City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Whitewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Cambridge City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- East Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Nottingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Phenix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Keystone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Petroleum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Long
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Hollansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Coletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Lightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ansonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Rossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- New Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parker City, see our County-by-County Page for Parker City.
Cemeteries Near Parker City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parker City.
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 Parker City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parker City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Freidline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swingley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bortsfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sparr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Burlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Parker City had a population of 279 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Parker City had a population of 1,319 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parker City, with the one closest to Parker City listed first.
- Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farmland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Unionport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Blountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Royerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Muncie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Modoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Powers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parker City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parker City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Parker City ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parker City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Parker City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Parker City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Parker City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Parker City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Parker City:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Parker City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parker City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |