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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:

31.4024, -95.9213

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 Leon County<2>.

The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 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.

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Centerville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7191 <5>
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
  • Lummus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummus Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • North Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The North Creek Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek Cemetery
  • Nettles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Nettles Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettles Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
  • Keechi Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Keechi Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
    • Tubbs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Cemetery
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
    • Lamon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lamon Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamon Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5407 <5>
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Mays Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
    • Curtiss Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Curtiss Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Russell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Centerview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Jewett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oakwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Newby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Newby is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Lanely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Concord
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Leona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Butler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Long Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Dew
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Red Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Donie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Porter Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Flynn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Turlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Tucker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Freestone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Farrar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Marquez
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Austonio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Cooper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly

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. The following communities are located in Leon 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 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 Parker Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Leon 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 #1364828  (Parker Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364828 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: Leon
      • Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flo
      • Location given for Parker Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4023998     Lon: -95.9213482
      • 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 Leon, 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- 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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