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:
30.8313, -88.7553
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 George County<2>.
The county seat for George County is located in Lucedale. Lucedale lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Parker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Little Sweetwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Byrd - Helveston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bexley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Agricola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- McLain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hurley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Vancleave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Wiggins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Latimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Big Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Wilmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Howison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Coll Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Beaumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Brown Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Leakesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saucier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Hickory Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
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 George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Leakesville
- Lucedale
- McHenry
- Wiggins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to George 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 #690748 (Parker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690748 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: George
- Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benndale
- Location given for Parker Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8312999 Lon: -88.755309
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |