A visit to the Parchman Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Parchman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parchman Cemetery:
36.3039, -87.6053
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parchman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parchman Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the west of the Parchman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parchman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Parchman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parchman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyle Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Ellis Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Mills Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Mills Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Bratschi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bratschi Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratschi Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Alsobrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Alsobrook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsobrook Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Aaron James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Schmittou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parchman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parchman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Omega ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Throckmorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vanleer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dotsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Indian Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Stayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Liverworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- McKinnon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Legate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Parchman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parchman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Parchman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Parchman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1309091 (Parchman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1309091 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Houston
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellis Mills
- Location given for Parchman Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3039438 Lon: -87.6052939
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parchman Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |