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A visit to the Parker 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 Parker Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parker Cemetery:

32.0229, -98.8012

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Parker Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.

The county seat for Comanche County is located in Comanche. Comanche lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Parker Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Parker Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Parker Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Martins Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Martins Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Cemetery
  • Sipe Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pendergrass Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
  • Old Nineveh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Nineveh Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nineveh Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Nineveh Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of De Leon.
    • The Old Nineveh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nineveh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5604 <5>
  • May Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The May Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
  • Ferrill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
  • Elm Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Rising Star.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179107 <5>
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Copperas Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Rising Star Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Turkey Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Carbon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2602 <5>
    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
    • Lost Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Heflin Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Heflin Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin Cemetery
    • Routh Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Routh Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routh Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
    • Elm Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Parker Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sipe Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Sidney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • May
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Okra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Duster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
  • Rising Star
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blanket
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Comanche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rucker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Gorman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • De Leon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Brownwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Carbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kokomo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Comyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • Cross Cut
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Early
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Proctor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Desdemona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Cross Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Parker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parker Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Parker Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Comanche 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 Parker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343596  (Parker Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343596 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: Comanche
      • Est. Elev: 456 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sipe Springs
      • Location given for Parker Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0229213     Lon: -98.801165
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Comanche, 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 from Point A (ie- Parker 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.
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