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 Alantic City (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 Alantic City. 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.

Newspapers Published in Alantic City ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alantic City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alantic City, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alantic City.

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 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 Alantic City:

• 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

Cemeteries Near Alantic City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alantic City.

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 Alantic City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Oak Grove Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
• Cedar Grove Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
• Trinity Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
• Hebrew Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
• Cedar Grove Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Norfolk.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49738 <3>
• Elmwood Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norfolk.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50142 <3>
• West Point Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is located in Norfolk.
  • The West Point Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Calvary Cemetery
  • Potter's Field Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208490 <3>
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• Evergreen Memorial Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
• All Saint Catholic Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the All Saint Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Portsmouth.
  • The All Saint Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Portsmouth Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saint Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52028 <3>
• Magnolia Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51052 <3>
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  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Riverside Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Memorial Park

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 Alantic City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alantic City.

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

• Norfolk
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Norfolk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <5>
• Lamberts Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
  • Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
• Berkley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
  • Berkley is located in Norfolk City
• Brambleton
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brambleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
  • Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
• Elizabeth Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
• Ocean View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
• Kempsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
  • Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
• Deanes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
  • Deanes is located in Suffolk City
• Shoulders Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
• Thalia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
• Driver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Driver is located in Suffolk City
• Phoebus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
  • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Hampton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
  • Mapleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Lynnhaven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
    • Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alantic City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/