A visit to the Parks 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 Parks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parks Cemetery:
36.3953, -89.4754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parks Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Tiptonville. Tiptonville lies just to the south of the Parks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Citizen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Citizen Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizen Cemetery
- Free Will Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Free Will Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Will Cemetery
- Cronanville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cronanville Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronanville Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckelew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buckelew Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckelew Cemetery
- Riddles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Girvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Le Sieur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Le Sieur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sieur Cemetery
- Keefe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Keefe Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefe Cemetery
- Burrus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burrus Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrus Cemetery
- Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery
- The Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crockett Chapel Cemetery
- Crocketts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11015 <5>
- Yount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Yount Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Le Sieur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Le Sieur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sieur Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- Madrid Bend Families Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Madrid Bend Families Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Bend Families Cemetery
- The Madrid Bend Families Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76544 <5>
- Madie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Madie Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madie Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tiptonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Proctor City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Owl City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Samburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Ridgely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hornbeak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Marston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Portageville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- New Madrid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Howardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lilbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Netherlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Bogota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- North Lilbourn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Caruthersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Parks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Hayti
- Lilbourn
- New Madrid
- Obion
- Portageville
- Ridgely
- Tiptonville
- Troy
- Troy lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Parks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Parks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lake 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 Parks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296851 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296851 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: Lake
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiptonville
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3953425 Lon: -89.4753528
- 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 Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Parks 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. |