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 Station (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 Station. 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 Station ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Parkers Station: Parkers Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Parkers Station, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Parkers Station may originally have been Parker's Station.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Parkers Station might be written as Parker Station.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parkers Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkers Station.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Parkers Station is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Clark, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland, Carroll (KY) & Trimble (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Parkers Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkers Station:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Parkers Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Deputy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Canaan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Manville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Brooksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Grammer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Bethel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Nabb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Underwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Otisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- New Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Henryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Otto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vesta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vesta is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Charlestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slatecut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Alert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Westport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Crothersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Dudleytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Kriete Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Fleming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Seymour
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Cortland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Brownstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vallonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spraytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Medora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Paris Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Commiskey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Four Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Grayford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Hayden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- North Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Butlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Queensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Blocher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Lamb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Moorefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Avonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bartle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- South Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Plattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- New Pekin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Locust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Prestonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- English
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- English is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Langstaff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstaff
- Henry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turners Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turners Station is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Harrods Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Westport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Russell Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- River Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Buckner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkers Station, see our County-by-County Page for Parkers Station.
Cemeteries Near Parkers Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkers Station.
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 Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkers Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cave - Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gaddy - Wykoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Coffee Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- White River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slippery Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blankenship 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.<4>
While we didn't find Parkers Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkers Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Blocher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Deputy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Frankfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Frankfort is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Commiskey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swanville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkers Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkers Station.
Newspapers Published in Parkers Station ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkers Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkers Station, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkers Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Parkers Station:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Jackson County
- Jennings County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Switzerland County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Oldham County
- Trimble 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> | 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 Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Parkers Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |