A visit to the Parker 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 Parker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parker Cemetery:
38.5570, -81.3307
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parker Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Parker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Parker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barnhouse Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhouse Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Casey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Gandee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Armstead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Armstead Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstead Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McCroskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey Cemetery
- Canterbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Keffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Keffer Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffer Cemetery
- Hindsman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hindsman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsman Cemetery
- Shamlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shamlin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamlin Cemetery
- Rolling Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rolling Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hill Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers 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 Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wellford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Reamer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Procious
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Youngs Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Bomont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Three Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Cicerone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Island Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Aarons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Wills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Elkview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Valley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
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 Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544580 (Parker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544580 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clio
- Location given for Parker Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5570402 Lon: -81.3306744
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |