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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Parks Place. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Parks Place to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Parks Place, 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 Parks Place (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 Parks Place. 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 Parks Place ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Parks Place: Parks Pl. (or less commonly used: Parks Plc.)
- While the name of this community is Parks Place, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Parks Place may originally have been Park's Place.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Parks Place might be written as Park Place.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parks Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parks Place.
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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Parks Place is historic, it would have been located within present day Issaquena County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Issaquena County: East Carroll (LA), Sharkey, Warren, Washington & Yazoo.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Parks Place. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parks Place:
- Issaquena County (The home county of Parks Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Tallula
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Mayersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Chotard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Booth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Valley Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Issaquena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Cary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Onward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Smedes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Rolling Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Riverside Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Mont Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Anguilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Panther Burn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Richey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Haynes Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Byrne City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- James
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Overby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Yazoo County
- Kearney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Chicot County (AR)
- Eudora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Lake Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Transylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sondheimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Omega
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Ashly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Quebec
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tallulah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Barnes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Tendal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Thomastown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Richland Parish (LA)
- Delhi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi is located in Richland Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <3>
- Kilbourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Darnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Fiske
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Epps
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parks Place, see our County-by-County Page for Parks Place.
Cemeteries Near Parks Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parks Place.
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 Parks Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parks Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Way Way Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Tar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (63 more) ...
- King Solomon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Panola Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danover Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Parks Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parks Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parks Place, with the one closest to Parks Place listed first.
- Tallula
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Lake Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Shelburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Mayersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Pilcher Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Onward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Cary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Smedes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Egremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Egremont is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parks Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parks Place.
Newspapers Published in Parks Place ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parks Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parks Place, 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 Parks Place.
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 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 Parks Place:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Issaquena County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Yazoo County
- Chicot County
- East Carroll Parish
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Parks Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parks Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |