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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Parkeville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Parkeville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parkeville, please Contact Us.

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 Parkeville (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 Parkeville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Parkeville is historic, it would have been located within present day Noxubee County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near Parkeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkeville:

  • Noxubee County     (The home county of Parkeville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkeville, with the one closest to Parkeville listed first.
    • Shuqualak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Macon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>
    • Mashulaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Cooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
    • Brooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Deerbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Ravine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
      • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkeville, with the one closest to Parkeville listed first.
    • Scooba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <3>
    • Lynville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
    • De Kalb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Giles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
      • Giles is located in Kemper County
    • Electric Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
      • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
    • Porterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Kemper County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkeville, with the one closest to Parkeville listed first.
    • Crawford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
    • Artesia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Bent Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
  • Neshoba County
    • Bogue Chitto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkeville, with the one closest to Parkeville listed first.
    • Handle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Louisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Noxapater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <3>
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkeville, with the one closest to Parkeville listed first.
    • Memphis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Pickensville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
      • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
    • Garden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
      • Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • McMullen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
      • McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Beaver Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
      • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Aliceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Archer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkeville, with the one closest to Parkeville listed first.
    • Panola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Geiger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
      • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Emelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
      • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Sledge ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
      • Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Gainesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Sumterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
      • Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkeville, see our County-by-County Page for Parkeville.

Newspapers Published in Parkeville ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkeville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkeville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkeville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Parkeville:

Cemeteries Near Parkeville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkeville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkeville, with the one closest to Parkeville listed first.

  • Cotton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Shuqualak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuqualak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuqualak Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
  • Pine Turkey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Turkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Turkey Cemetery
  • Slaughter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slaughter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slaughter Cemetery
  • Poorhouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poorhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poorhouse Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
  • DeJarnate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeJarnate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeJarnate Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery

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.

While we didn't find Parkeville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkeville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkeville, with the one closest to Parkeville listed first.

  • Shuqualak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Macon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>
  • Gholson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Gholson is located in Noxubee County
  • Wahalak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahalak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
    • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
  • Mashulaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
    • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
  • Paulette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
    • Paulette is located in Noxubee County
  • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
    • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
  • Harlan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Noxubee County
  • Fearns Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fearns Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
    • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
  • Cooksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
  • Brooksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Handle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Preston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Kemper County
    • Scooba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <3>
    • Binnsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
      • Binnsville is located in Kemper County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkeville.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Parkeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0210, Longitude: -88.6098       In this case, the coordinates for Parkeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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