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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 Parsley Hill (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 Parsley Hill. 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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Parsley Hill is located in Wilbarger County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilbarger County: Jackson (OK), Tillman (OK), Baylor, Foard, Hardeman & Wichita.

Below are the counties that are near Parsley Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parsley Hill:

  • Wilbarger County     (The home county of Parsley Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsley Hill, with the one closest to Parsley Hill listed first.
    • Lockett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
    • Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
    • Tolbert ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
    • Oklaunion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • White City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • White City is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Fargo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Odell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elliott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Harrold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Baylor County
    • Red Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Foard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsley Hill, with the one closest to Parsley Hill listed first.
    • Rayland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rayland is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
    • Thalia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
    • Margaret
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Margaret is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
    • Crowell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Foard City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Foard City is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsley Hill, with the one closest to Parsley Hill listed first.
    • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
    • Chillicothe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Quanah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsley Hill, with the one closest to Parsley Hill listed first.
    • Gilliland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilliland is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
    • Vera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Vera is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Wichita County
    • Electra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsley Hill, with the one closest to Parsley Hill listed first.
    • Elmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elmer is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
    • Hess
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hess is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
  • Tillman County (OK)
    • Davidson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parsley Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Parsley Hill.

Cemeteries Near Parsley Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parsley Hill.

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 Parsley Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parsley Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parsley Hill, with the one closest to Parsley Hill listed first.

  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lockett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilbarger Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbarger Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilbarger Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Lockett.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7632 <3>
  • Thalia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Margaret Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastview Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastview Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vernon.
    • The Eastview Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Eastview Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #157339 <3>
  • Tolbert Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Big Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mack Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mack Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south of Vernon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5007 <3>
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chillicothe Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fargo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrold Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bell Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Odell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318 <3>

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.<4>

While we didn't find Parsley Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parsley Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Parsley Hill, with the one closest to Parsley Hill listed first.

  • Rayland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rayland is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
  • Thalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thalia is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
  • Tolbert ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
  • Chillicothe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oklaunion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Crowell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Harrold
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Doans
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Doans is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doans
  • Quanah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Vera
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Vera is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Vivian
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Vivian is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parsley Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parsley Hill.

Newspapers Published in Parsley Hill ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parsley Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parsley Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parsley Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Parsley Hill:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Parsley Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Parsley Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.