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 Bridge Field (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 Bridge Field. 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 Bridge Field ...
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 Bridge Field.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridge Field, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridge Field.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bridge Field:
- 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 Bridge Field ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridge Field.
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 Bridge Field covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridge Field, with the one closest to Bridge Field listed first.
- Sargent March Corfrew Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargent March Corfrew Family Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Roosevelt Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosevelt Memorial Park
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workmans Circle Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Bainbridge & Elco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bainbridge & Elco Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Whitehart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehart Cemetery
- Wallace Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- The Wallace Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deep Creek Lock Park Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283847 <3>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Whitehart 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 Bridge Field in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridge Field.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridge Field, with the one closest to Bridge Field listed first.
- Kempsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Elizabeth Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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
- Brambleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Thalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Norfolk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Pungo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
- Nimmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Moyock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyock
- Moyock is located in Currituck County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moyock <5>
- Vine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Lamberts Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Creeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Lynnhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - London Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
- London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
- Creeds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridge Field. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridge Field.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bridge Field. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bridge Field) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridge Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7083, Longitude: -76.2189 In this case, the coordinates for Bridge Field have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Bridge Field, 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. |