A visit to the Parks 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 Parks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parks Cemetery:
35.8849, -81.7509
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parks Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Morganton. Morganton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Parks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Houck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Houck Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck Cemetery
- Bost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bost Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bost Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Puett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Puett Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puett Cemetery
- Puette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Puette Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puette Cemetery
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Morganton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979594 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harpertown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Harpertown Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown Cemetery
- Rufus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rufus Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Globe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Globe Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Cemetery
- Calloway Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Obeth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Obeth Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeth Cemetery
- North Catawba Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Catawba Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catawba Cemetery
- Edmisten Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Adako
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Collettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Pinehurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Abingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Rufus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Glen Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Morganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jonas Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Parkhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Linville Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Cajah's Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Lenoir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <6>
- Pineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Baton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Crossnore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
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 Parks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Parks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Parks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014231 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014231 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 365 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chestnut Mountain
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8848515 Lon: -81.750936
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Parks 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |