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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 is located in Linn County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Linn County: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Miami, Bates (MO) & Vernon (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Parker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parker:
- Linn County (The home county of Parker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Goodrich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Cadmus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- La Cygne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Critzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Boicourt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Linn Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Blue Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Mildred
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Bayard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Moran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Greeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bush City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Garnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Kincaid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Welda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Glenlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Lone Elm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Mont Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Mapleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Xenia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Devon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Bronson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coffey County
- Agricola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rantoul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Imes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Peoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- B N Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Homewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Ottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Le Loup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Ransomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Johnson County
- Edgerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Fontana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Osawatomie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Block
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Jingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Paola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Louisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Chiles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Bucyrus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Amsterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amoret
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Merwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Worland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Drexel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hume
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Burdett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Foster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Main City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- West Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parker, see our County-by-County Page for Parker.
Cemeteries Near Parker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parker.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodrich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wait Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cadmus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sutton Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greeley City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Parker had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Parker had a population of 262 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
- Goodrich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Cadmus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Beagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beagle is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Greeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farlinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farlinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
- Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Fontana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Bush City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Osawatomie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Cygne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- O'Brien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- O'Brien is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Critzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parker.
Newspapers Published in Parker ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parker, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Coffey County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Miami County
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |