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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 Parker (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 Parker. 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 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.

Parker is located in Coal County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coal County: Atoka, Hughes, Johnston, Pittsburg & Pontotoc.

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

  • Coal County     (The home county of Parker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
    • Centrahoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
      • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <2>
    • Coalgate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Phillips
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Tupelo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <2>
    • Lehigh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <2>
    • Clarita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
    • Wardville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <2>
    • Stringtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Atoka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bruno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
    • Tushka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Daisy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
    • Non
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Gerty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Citra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
    • Stuart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Calvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Atwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <2>
    • Spaulding
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Horntown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Lamar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Holdenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeager
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
    • Bromide
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
      • Bromide is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <2>
    • Wapanucka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Kiowa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <2>
    • Haywood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Pittsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Savanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Chambers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Blanco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • McAlester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
    • Alderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
      • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <2>
    • Krebs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <2>
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker, with the one closest to Parker listed first.
    • Lula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
    • Stonewall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jesse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
      • Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
    • Homer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Pontotoc County
    • Francis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
    • Oakman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
      • Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
    • Fittstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Franks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
    • Byng
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byng have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
      • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Seminole County
    • Sasakwa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Parker ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parker, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Parker:

Cemeteries Near Parker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parker.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Pine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
  • Non Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Non Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Non Cemetery
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
  • Bohannon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohannon Cemetery
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashland Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ashland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
  • Ott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Globe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Globe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Globe Cemetery
  • Gerty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerty Cemetery
  • Panther Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Wardville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wardville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wardville Cemetery
    • Boiling Spring Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boiling Spring Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boiling Spring Indian Cemetery
    • Harpers Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Parker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parker.

  • Francis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7379, Longitude: -96.1803       In this case, the coordinates for Parker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Parker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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