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 Parkerville (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 Parkerville. 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 Parkerville ...
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.
Another variation: Parker's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parkerville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkerville.
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.
Parkerville is located in Morris 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 Morris County: Chase, Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Marion & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Parkerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkerville:
- Morris County (The home county of Parkerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Downing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Wilsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Helmick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Latimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Council Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <1>
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Burdick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Dunlap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Hymer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hymer is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
- Rockland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Neva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neva is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
- Neva has also been known as:
- Neva Station
- Elmdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Strong City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <1>
- Cottonwood Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ellinor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Saffordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Toledo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Gladstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Lyona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Herington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rishel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rishel is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
- Jacobs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Dillon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Upland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Geary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Wreford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Grandview Plaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Alida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Bushong
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Americus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Lost Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Ramona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Antelope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Pilsen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Tampa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eureka Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Fairmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Manhattan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zeandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Alta Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eskridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- McFarland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkerville, see our County-by-County Page for Parkerville.
Cemeteries Near Parkerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkerville.
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 Parkerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Ramsey - Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parker - Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kelso Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swartz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Delavan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moss Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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, Parkerville had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Parkerville had a population of 59 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkerville, with the one closest to Parkerville listed first.
- Downing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Wilsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Helmick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Latimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Alta Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Herington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wreford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burdick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkerville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Parkerville ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkerville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Parkerville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Parkerville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Parkerville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Parkerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Parkerville:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chase County
- Dickinson County
- Geary County
- Lyon County
- Marion County
- Riley County
- Wabaunsee 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 Parkerville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |