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 Parkerton (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 Parkerton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Parkerton is located in Grundy County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy County: Daviess, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Parkerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkerton:
- Grundy County (The home county of Parkerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Tindall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brimson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Spickard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Laredo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Galt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Breckenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Nettleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Jamesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coffey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jameson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Gallatin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Winston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- DeKalb County
- Santa Rosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Gentry County
- McFall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Gilman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Gardner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Bethany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blythedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Akron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Haseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Browning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Purdin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Linneus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Meadville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Chula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chillicothe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Wheeling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ravanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Burrows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Mercer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- Lucerne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Osgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Humphreys
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkerton, see our County-by-County Page for Parkerton.
Cemeteries Near Parkerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkerton.
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 Parkerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Doctor Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sires Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hatton Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peery Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Peery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robert Peery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- George Peery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Memorial Gardens
- The Resthaven Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Resthaven Cemetery
- Coon Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah Peery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Parkerton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkerton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkerton, with the one closest to Parkerton listed first.
- Shott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shott is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shott
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Tindall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buttsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttsville
- Wyandotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Hickory Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Spickard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bolton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jamesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkerton.
Newspapers Published in Parkerton ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkerton, 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 Parkerton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Parkerton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Harrison County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Parkerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parkerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |