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 Parksplace (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 Parksplace. 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 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.
Parksplace is located in Panola 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 Panola County: Lafayette, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Parksplace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parksplace:
- Panola County (The home county of Parksplace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Longtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Askew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ballentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Chapeltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Rich
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jonestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Eagles Nest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Coahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Cub Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Alphaba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Hernando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Bright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Nesbit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Lake Cormorant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Aldens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Glover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- De Soto Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Harmontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Alesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Chulahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Laws Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Marianna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Sledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Marks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lambert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Goode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Senatobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Arkabutla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Aiken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Tyro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Evansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Tunica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- North Tunica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Banks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Crittenden County (AR)
- Seyppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Phillips County (AR)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parksplace, see our County-by-County Page for Parksplace.
Cemeteries Near Parksplace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parksplace.
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 Parksplace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parksplace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- McGehees Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Askew Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Como Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oldham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Old Caroline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Parksplace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parksplace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parksplace, with the one closest to Parksplace listed first.
- Longtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Senatobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strayhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strayhorn is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strayhorn
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arkabutla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Batesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Lespedeza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chapeltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Bowman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parksplace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parksplace.
Newspapers Published in Parksplace ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parksplace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parksplace, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parksplace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Parksplace:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Panola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Quitman County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Phillips County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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 Parksplace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Parksplace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |