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 Avalon Hills (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 Avalon Hills. 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 Avalon Hills ...

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 Avalon Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avalon Hills, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avalon Hills.

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 Avalon Hills:

• 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 Avalon Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avalon Hills.

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 Avalon Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Bethel Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
• Jones Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
• Rosewood Memorial Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Memorial Park
• Riverside Memorial Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Mt. Olive Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
• Bainbridge & Elco Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bainbridge & Elco Cemetery
• Workmans Circle Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workmans Circle Cemetery
• Roosevelt Memorial Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosevelt Memorial Park
• Mt. Olive Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Lane Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
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  • Whitehart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norfolk.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49657 <3>
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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

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

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

• Kempsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • 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
• Elizabeth Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Thalia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Mapleton
  (5 miles [8 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
• Brambleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Berkley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Lynnhaven
  (6 miles [9.7 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
• Norfolk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• London Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Lamberts Point
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Ocean View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Nimmo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
  • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
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  • Pungo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
    • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Virginia Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Beach
    • Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Beach <5>
  • Deanes
    (15 miles [24.1 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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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