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 Parkers Settlement (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 Parkers Settlement. 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.
Name Variations for Parkers Settlement ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Parkers Settlement, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Parkers Settlement may originally have been Parker's Settlement.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Parkers Settlement might be written as Parker Settlement.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Parkers Settlement is located in Posey 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 Posey County: Gallatin (IL), White (IL), White (IL), Gibson, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Henderson (KY) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Parkers Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkers Settlement:
- Posey County (The home county of Parkers Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Blairsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Saint Wendel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Hepburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Wadesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Bufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Cynthiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Mounts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Haubstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Owensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mackey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Francisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Somerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Spurgeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Hatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Richland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Kasson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Darmstadt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCutchanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Stacer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Stevenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Elberfeld
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Newburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Boonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- De Gonia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Keensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Maunie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Calvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Crossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carmi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Herald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Birk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Baskett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Corydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Reed
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Carlinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Niagara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Hebbardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Hitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Breckinridge Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Morganfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Webster County (KY)
- Poole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkers Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for Parkers Settlement.
Cemeteries Near Parkers Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkers Settlement.
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 Parkers Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkers Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Kunze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Higinbottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Engleheim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Downen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Putman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wadesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85666 <3>
- Samuel Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Mesker Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Parkers Settlement had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkers Settlement, with the one closest to Parkers Settlement listed first.
- Lippe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lippe is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippe
- Blairsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Saint Philip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Philip is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Philip
- Belknap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belknap is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kasson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Saint Wendel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Hepburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Wadesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Poseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkers Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkers Settlement.
Newspapers Published in Parkers Settlement ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkers Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkers Settlement, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkers Settlement.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Parkers Settlement:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Posey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gibson County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 '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- Parkers Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Parkers Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |