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 Parkers Ferry (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 Parkers Ferry. 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 Parkers Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Parkers Ferry: Parkers Fry. (or less commonly used: Parkers Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Parkers Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Parkers Ferry may originally have been Parker's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Parkers Ferry might be written as Parker Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parkers Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkers Ferry.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Parkers Ferry is located in Marlboro County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Marlboro County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Robeson (NC), Scotland (NC), Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon & Florence.
Below are the counties that are near Parkers Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkers Ferry:
- Marlboro County (The home county of Parkers Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tatum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McColl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blenheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Red Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- Cheraw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
- Patrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Croghan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Angelus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Pageland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- McBee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- Society Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Dovesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Mont Clare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- North Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- McFarlan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Morven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Lilesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Polkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Ansonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Peachland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Montgomery County (NC)
- Mount Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Honey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ghio Scholl Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Dobbins Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Steen Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Ellerbe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Scotland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Hasty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Laurinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Stanly County (NC)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- Marshville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkers Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Parkers Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Parkers Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkers Ferry.
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 Parkers Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkers Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westfield Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brocks Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Creek FWB Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- St. Davids Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
While we didn't find Parkers Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkers Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkers Ferry, with the one closest to Parkers Ferry listed first.
- McFarlan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Morven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cheraw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Paris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Lilesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Rockingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkers Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkers Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Parkers Ferry ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkers Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkers Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkers Ferry.
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 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 Parkers Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Marlboro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Anson County
- Montgomery County
- Richmond County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Parkers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parkers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |