A visit to the Battery Park 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 Battery Park Cemetery ...
The Battery Park Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ames Cemetery
- The Ames Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Carver Memorial Park
- The Carver Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
- Christian Home Cemetery
- The Christian Home Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Home Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
- 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>
- Hebrew Cemetery
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Surry County
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- Little Zion Cemetery
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
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- Maney Cemetery
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Newport News City
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Newport News City
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hampton City
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- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
- Peninsula Memorial Park
- Pleasant Shade Cemetery
- The Pleasant Shade Cemetery is located in Hampton City
- 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>
- Potters Field Cemetery
- The Potters Field Cemetery is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Triangle Cemetery
- The Triangle Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
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- Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Battery Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aberdeen Gardens
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
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- Ames Cove
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
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- Beachland
- Beachland is located in Surry County
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- Bennett Harbor
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
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- Bernard Village
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
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- Chapel Village
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
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- Chuckatuck
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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- Dare
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Driver
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Glenwood Park
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
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- Greenwood Farms
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
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- Hampton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hilton Village
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
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- Itata
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Lee Hall
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
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- Magnet
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Newgate Village
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
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- Newport News
- Phoebus
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
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- Pine Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
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- Raynor
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Red Hill Village
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
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- Rescue
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Rushmere
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Shoulders Hill
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
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- Smithfield
- Wilroy
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
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- Yorkville
- Yorkville is located in York County
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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 Battery Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Isle of Wight County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Battery Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hampton
- Newport News
- Smithfield
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Battery Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight 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 Battery Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462829 (Battery Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462829 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: Isle of Wight
- Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benns Church
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Isle of Wight, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 Cemetery) 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. |
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