A visit to the Parks 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 Parks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parks Cemetery:
32.9757, -95.8219
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parks Cemetery is located in Rains County<2>.
The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies just to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hill Pippin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hill Pippin Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Pippin Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Bellah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bellah Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellah Cemetery
- The Bellah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellah - Hoyt - Humphrey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370448 <5>
- Coats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Donelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Donelton Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelton Cemetery
- Deaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaton Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McMahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Miller Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Tawakoni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Divide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Hooker Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Cumby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brashear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Tawakoni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Gunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Yantis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Weiland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Hawk Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Alba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
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 Rains County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumby
- Emory
- Sulphur Springs
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 Parks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rains 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1889989 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1889989 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: Rains
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emory North
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9756737 Lon: -95.8219083
- 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 Rains, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |