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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 Ford (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 Ford. 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 Parker Ford ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Parkerford.

  • A typical abbreviation for Parker Ford: Parker Frd.

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 doctors and 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.

Parker Ford is located in Chester County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chester County: New Castle (DE), Cecil (MD), Berks, Delaware, Lancaster & Montgomery.

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

  • Chester County     (The home county of Parker Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ford, with the one closest to Parker Ford listed first.
    • Fricks Lock
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Seven Stars
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Chester County
    • Spring City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenilworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
    • Sheeder
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheeder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
      • Sheeder is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheeder
      • From Parker Ford to Sheeder
    • Slonaker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slonaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
      • Slonaker is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slonaker
      • From Parker Ford to Slonaker
    • Pottstown Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Pottstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
      • South Pottstown is located in Chester County
    • Bucktown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pughtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Phoenixville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
      • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <3>
    • Coventryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ford, with the one closest to Parker Ford listed first.
    • Colebrookdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironstone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
      • Ironstone is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironstone
      • From Parker Ford to Ironstone
    • Boyertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
      • Boyertown is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <3>
    • Indian Springs Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
    • Amity Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
    • Bally
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bally have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bally
      • Bally is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bally <3>
    • Monocacy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monocacy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monocacy
      • From Parker Ford to Monocacy
    • Bechtelsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bechtelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechtelsville
      • Bechtelsville is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bechtelsville <3>
    • Eshbach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Yellow House
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Geigertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ford, with the one closest to Parker Ford listed first.
    • Argus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Derstines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derstines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
      • Derstines is located in Bucks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Derstines
      • From Parker Ford to Derstines
    • Fairhill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Selsie Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selsie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
      • Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
    • Trumbauersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford Square
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkasie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
      • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
    • Silverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <3>
    • Chalfont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont
      • Chalfont is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <3>
    • Steinsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quakertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ernest
      • From Parker Ford to Ernest
  • Lancaster County
  • Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ford, with the one closest to Parker Ford listed first.
    • Leithsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seidersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Star Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
    • Hellertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wassergass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Philadelphia County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ford, with the one closest to Parker Ford listed first.
    • Centreville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Analine Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Analine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Aniline Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Arden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <3>
    • Ardencroft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardencroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashland
      • From Parker Ford to Ashland
    • Carpenter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rockland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Talleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyville
      • Talleyville is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talleyville <3>
    • White Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Whites Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • Ablett Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ablett Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parker Ford, with the one closest to Parker Ford listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooper
      • From Parker Ford to Cooper
    • Gibbstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Parker Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parker Ford.

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 Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parker Ford, with the one closest to Parker Ford 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Parker Ford had a population of 593 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Fricks Lock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Linfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linfield
    • Linfield is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linfield <3>
  • Spring City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Royersford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sanatoga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanatoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatoga
    • Sanatoga is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanatoga <3>
  • Slonaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slonaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
    • Slonaker is located in Chester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Slonaker
    • From Parker Ford to Slonaker
  • Sheeder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheeder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
    • Sheeder is located in Chester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sheeder
    • From Parker Ford to Sheeder
  • Mingo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mingo
    • From Parker Ford to Mingo
  • Limerick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenilworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
    • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
  • Pughtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kimberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberton
    • Kimberton is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberton <3>
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Cromby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
      • Cromby is located in Chester County
    • Pottstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Chester County

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

Newspapers Published in Parker Ford ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parker Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parker Ford, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parker Ford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Parker Ford:

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parker Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parker Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2000, Longitude: -75.5839    
<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>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 Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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