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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 Parvin (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 Parvin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Parvin is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Parvin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parvin, with the one closest to Parvin listed first.
    • Little Elm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Cross Roads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Aubrey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Krugerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Oak Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakewood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Pilot Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Colony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shady Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parvin, with the one closest to Parvin listed first.
    • Prosper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rockhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Celina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhea Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Frisco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Roland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • McKinney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Weston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Parris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
    • Allen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parvin, with the one closest to Parvin listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Hemming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Burns City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Lake Kiowa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Valley View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Era
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gainesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parvin, with the one closest to Parvin listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Addison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Coppell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Richardson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Buckingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Grapevine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Estelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Irving
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • University Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parvin, with the one closest to Parvin listed first.
    • Tioga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Gunter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Collinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Howe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Cannon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Southmayd
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Luella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Pilot Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Tom Bean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tribune
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parvin, with the one closest to Parvin listed first.
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Bransford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Colleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise County

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

Cemeteries Near Parvin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parvin.

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 Parvin - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Celina Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ware Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
      • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black Jack Cemetery
    • Sonntag Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Parvin had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Navo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Navo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
  • Little Elm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mustang
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mustang is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Celina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rhea Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
  • Aubrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Pilot Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mingo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Roland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Roland is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Corinth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McKinney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Weston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Lewisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Parvin ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parvin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parvin, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parvin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Parvin:

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>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 Parvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Parvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.