A visit to the Parker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Parker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parker Cemetery:
36.5920, -88.1498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parker Cemetery is located in Calloway County<2>.
The county seat for Calloway County is located in Murray. Murray lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Parker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Parker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stilley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stilley Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dalton Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Murray.
- The Dalton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fitts - Dalton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217962 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- Outland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Outland Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- Lasster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lasster Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasster Cemetery
- Lassiter #4 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lassiter #4 Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter #4 Cemetery
- The Lassiter #4 Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lassiter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177356 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Blood River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blood River Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood River Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Kimbro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro Cemetery
- Oak Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Level Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Almo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Hazel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Puryear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Kirksey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Harris Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Bumpus Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fairdealing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- India
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- India is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Protemus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Bell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Whitlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Dogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Parker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calloway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Dover
- Hardin
- Murray
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Parker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Calloway County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Parker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500187 (Parker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500187 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Calloway
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Concord
- Location given for Parker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5919985 Lon: -88.1497556
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Calloway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parker Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |