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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 Parkhill (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 Parkhill. 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 Parkhill ...

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.

Another variation: Park Hill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parkhill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkhill.

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 ...

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Parkhill is located in Burke County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.

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

  • Burke County     (The home county of Parkhill)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkhill, with the one closest to Parkhill listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Little River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Avery County
  • Buncombe County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkhill, with the one closest to Parkhill listed first.
    • Muttenz ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
    • Adako
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pinehurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Gamewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Baton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Collettsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Abingdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Mortimer ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sawmills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenoir
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkhill, with the one closest to Parkhill listed first.
    • Cooksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Advent Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Banoak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
    • Long View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Long View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
    • Mountain View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Propst Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
    • Brookford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Brookford is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Hickory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Plateau
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rhoney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Viewmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Viewmont is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkhill, with the one closest to Parkhill listed first.
    • Casar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
    • Olive Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
    • Delight
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Knob Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Toluca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Belwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Polkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • New House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lawndale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Campcall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fallston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkhill, with the one closest to Parkhill listed first.
    • Patten
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nebo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Marion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Ashford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • West Marion is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
    • Vein Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Providence is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Sugar Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Switzerland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenlee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell County
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkhill, with the one closest to Parkhill listed first.
    • Thermal City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
    • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
    • Sunshine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Union Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cuba ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuba is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Whitehouse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Otter Creek ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Washburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bostic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ruth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Watauga County
  • Yancey County

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

Cemeteries Near Parkhill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkhill.

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 Parkhill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Glen Alpine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bridgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgewater is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Rollins ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rollins is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
  • Calvin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chambers ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chambers is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Brindletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Morganton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nebo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dysartsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
  • Table Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Table Rock is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Enola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Worry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Worry is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Parkhill ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkhill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkhill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkhill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Parkhill:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parkhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Parkhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.