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 Parsonville (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 Parsonville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Parsonville is located in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Parsonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parsonville:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Parsonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Maple Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Wilbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Purlear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Millers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cricket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- McGrady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Adley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Boomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Vashti
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Little River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Rocky Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Isenhour Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Millersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Fairview Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Topia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Glade Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Obids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Yates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Glendale Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Transou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Todd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crumpler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Warrensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Seven Devils
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Banner Elk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Sugar Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Beech Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Linville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Draco
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Blowing Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Lenoir
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Collettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba County
- North Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Love Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Thurmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- State Road
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Mountain Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Bamboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Moretz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Vilas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Foscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Swan Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Cycle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Rena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Trade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Bridle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitetop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parsonville, see our County-by-County Page for Parsonville.
Cemeteries Near Parsonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parsonville.
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 Parsonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parsonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peak Creek Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Creek Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peak Creek Community Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Glendale Springs.
- The Peak Creek Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202515 <2>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edear Parsons Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilkesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48172 <2>
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Parsonville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parsonville, with the one closest to Parsonville listed first.
- Maple Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Purlear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Ready Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Obids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Millers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vannoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy
- Darby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Cricket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Halls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Elkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Adley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parsonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parsonville.
Newspapers Published in Parsonville ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parsonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parsonville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parsonville.
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 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 Parsonville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Iredell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Johnson County
- Grayson 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Parsonville) 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 Parsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |