A visit to the Parks Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Parks Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Parks Cemetery (FG ID #16852).
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:
35.8685, -85.3625
The Parks Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the northwest 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Old Bon Air Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Bon Air Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bon Air Cemetery
- Fraziers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Bon Air Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bon Air Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air Cemetery
- Lance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lance Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Graveyard Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Old Blue Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Blue Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willhite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Willhite Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
- Eastland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Eastland Cemetery is also located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Sweetgum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meade was located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Todd Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Methodist was located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Ravenscroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead was located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Erasmus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quebeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pollard was located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Bone Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lantana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelburg
(15 miles [24.1 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 White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 White 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #16852
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296849 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296849 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: White
- Est. Elev: 417 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lonewood
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8683994 Lon: -85.3627491
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |