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 Parks Store (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 Parks Store. 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 Parks Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Parks Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Parks Store may originally have been Park's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Parks Store might be written as Park Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parks Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parks Store.
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.
Parks Store is located in Bradley County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Parks Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parks Store:
- Bradley County (The home county of Parks Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- McDonald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Wildwood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- South Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Countryside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Apison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Collegedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ooltewah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Ryall Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Brainerd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Harrison Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lake Dweller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Brainerd Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Lakesite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Marion County
- Whiteside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Luskville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Riceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- East View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Oldfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Chestuee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Archville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Delano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Servilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bryan Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sequatchie County
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Catoosa Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Graysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Dafron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Boynton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Wildwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Tennga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Temple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wells is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Dewberry Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- John Ross Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lytle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Orchard Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Warren Terrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Happy Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Rock Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fantasy Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Chickamauga
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Parrett Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Red Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Varnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Ruralvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Tunnel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trickum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parks Store, see our County-by-County Page for Parks Store.
Cemeteries Near Parks Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parks Store.
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 Parks Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parks Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKamey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loftis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Ann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (605 more) ...
- Flint Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hambright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Parks Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parks Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parks Store, with the one closest to Parks Store listed first.
- McDonald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Apison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Red Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Ooltewah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cohutta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Felker is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catoosa Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Keith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parks Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parks Store.
Newspapers Published in Parks Store ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parks Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parks Store, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parks Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Parks Store:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Parks Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |