A visit to the Parker 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 Parker Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Parker Cemetery (FG ID #5897).
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:
32.9541, -96.4718
The Parker Cemetery is located in Rockwall County<2>.
The county seat for Rockwall County is located in Rockwall. Rockwall lies just to the south southeast of the Parker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parker Cemetery.
Establishment of the Parker Cemetery ...
The Parker Cemetery was established in 1898.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Parker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rowlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
- McShan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big A Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Cemetery
- Longhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Longhorn Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kaiser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Old South Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockwall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lavon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rowlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wylie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sachse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Blackland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royse City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- McLendon - Chisholm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Copeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murphy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
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 Rockwall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Forney
- Garland
- Nevada
- Plano
- Plano lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Parker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plano.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
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 either 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 Rockwall 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #5897
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343598 (Parker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343598 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: Rockwall
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwall
- Location given for Parker Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9542884 Lon: -96.4708206
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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 Texas' counties, including Rockwall, 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' (or point-to-point) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |