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 Parktown (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 Parktown. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Parktown is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Franklin, Halifax, Northampton, Vance, Brunswick (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Parktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parktown:
- Warren County (The home county of Parktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Lickskillet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warren Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norlina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Soul City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Vaughan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Whitakers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Alert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- White Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Ingleside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Mapleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Louisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Katesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Franklinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Youngsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Townsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Bullock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stovall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Gela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Tar River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mount Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Hollister
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Airlie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Littleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Ringwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Heathsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- South Rosemary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Allen Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roanoke Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Aventon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Castalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lancaster Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Taylors Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Matthews Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Hilliardston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Dukes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Edwards Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Mays Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Bass Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Corinth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hunts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Henrico
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Middleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adcock Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Gillburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Drewry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Bear Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Bobbitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Gill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Kittrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dabney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Gasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gholsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Brodnax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Ezell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Palmer Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Bracey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Cusco Willa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Hagood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- La Crosse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Boydton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Finchley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Shiny Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Brokenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parktown, see our County-by-County Page for Parktown.
Cemeteries Near Parktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parktown.
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 Parktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lovely Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Warrenton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whites Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Plains Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manson Missionary Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Lynch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Parktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parktown, with the one closest to Parktown listed first.
- Inez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inez is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Embro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Embro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embro
- Grove Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grove Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Warren Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vaughan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Manson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Epsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Moulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parktown.
Newspapers Published in Parktown ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parktown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parktown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Parktown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Brunswick County
- Mecklenburg County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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 Parktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |