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 Battery Park (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 Battery Park. 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 Battery Park ...
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 occur.
Another variation: Batterypark.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Battery Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Battery Park.
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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Battery Park is located in Isle of Wight County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Battery Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Battery Park:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Battery Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Rescue
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Raynor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Walters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Carrsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Charlton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crab
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Achilles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Country Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ordinary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rowes Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Clay Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- White Marsh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- York View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Roanes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Belroi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Gloucester Courthouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Aberdeen Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Newgate Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Chapel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- New Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Susan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Peary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Hilton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Lee Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Sussex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Alantic City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Ivor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Doles Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Burdette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Sedley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Cypress Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Isaac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Kingsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Bennett Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Ames Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Driver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Wilroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Kilby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Whaley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Itata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Virginia Beach City
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Burtons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
- Westview Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Aragona Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Kempsville Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Pocahontas Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Thalia Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
- Mapleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Dare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Rochambeau Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Oaktree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Battery Park, see our County-by-County Page for Battery Park.
Cemeteries Near Battery Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Battery Park.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Battery Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Battery Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Battery Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peninsula Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Christian Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ames Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Newport News.
- The Greenlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50456 <3>
- Pleasant Shade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Shade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Newport News.
- The Pleasant Shade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51692 <3>
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Battery Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Battery Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Battery Park, with the one closest to Battery Park listed first.
- Rescue
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Menchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Septa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Morrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Newport News
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Oriana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Denbigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Raynor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Everets
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Battery Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Battery Park.
Newspapers Published in Battery Park ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Battery Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Battery Park, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Battery Park.
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 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 Battery Park:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- Mathews County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Virginia Beach City
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Battery Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Battery Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |