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 Parkerfield (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 Parkerfield. 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 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.
Parkerfield is located in Cowley 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 Cowley County: Butler, Chautauqua, Elk, Sedgwick, Sumner, Kay (OK) & Osage (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Parkerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkerfield:
- Cowley County (The home county of Parkerfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerfield, with the one closest to Parkerfield listed first.
- Arkansas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moxham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moxham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
- Silverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Tresham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Rainbow Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hackney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Maple City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Tisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerfield, with the one closest to Parkerfield listed first.
- Cedar Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <1>
- Osro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerfield, with the one closest to Parkerfield listed first.
- Geuda Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Paton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- South Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Cicero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Wellington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drury is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Belle Plaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Perth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Corbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Kay County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerfield, with the one closest to Parkerfield listed first.
- Chilocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Newkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kildare
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kildare is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Braman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaw City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cross ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Blackwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ponca City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerfield, with the one closest to Parkerfield listed first.
- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Grainola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Webb City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Webb City is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- McCord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McCord is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Foraker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Shidler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Parkerfield.
Cemeteries Near Parkerfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkerfield.
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 Parkerfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkerfield, with the one closest to Parkerfield listed first.
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silverdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- The Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mercer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92734 <2>
- Chilocco Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (81 more) ...
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lolled Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Parkerfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkerfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkerfield, with the one closest to Parkerfield listed first.
- Arkansas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Chilocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Tresham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Geuda Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hackney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Maple City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Newkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Tisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkerfield.
Newspapers Published in Parkerfield ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkerfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkerfield, 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 Parkerfield.
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 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 Parkerfield:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cowley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chautauqua County
- Sumner County
- Kay County
- Osage 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 Parkerfield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkerfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |