Our Genealogy Helper
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 Parrish Court (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 Parrish Court. 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.
Name Variations for Parrish Court ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Parrish Court: Parrish Ct. (or less commonly used: Parrish Crt.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Cemeteries Near Parrish Court ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parrish Court.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parrish Court covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parrish Court, with the one closest to Parrish Court listed first.
- Mallow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Humphries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphries Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sunrise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224217 <2>
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alleghany Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alleghany Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Helmintoller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmintoller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmintoller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Deisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deisher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- King Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Oriskany.
- The King Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50886 <2>
- Haden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakland Cemetery
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 Parrish Court in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parrish Court.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parrish Court, with the one closest to Parrish Court listed first.
- Mallow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Rich Patch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Callaghan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Low Moor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
- Low Moor is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Moor <5>
- Moss Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Strom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Haden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Glen Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Clifton Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <5>
- Backbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Gala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Longdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parrish Court. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parrish Court.
Newspapers Published in Parrish Court ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parrish Court.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parrish Court, 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 Parrish Court.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Parrish Court:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parrish Court. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parrish Court) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parrish Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7590, Longitude: -79.9876 In this case, the coordinates for Parrish Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Parrish Court, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |