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A visit to the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens ...

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 Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens:

36.8296, -76.4661

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
  • Ames Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Ames Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
  • Triangle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Triangle Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Cemetery
  • Greenlaw Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenlaw Memorial Park is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw Memorial Park
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery is located in Portsmouth City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portsmouth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51000 <4>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Portsmouth City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Christian Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Christian Home Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Home Cemetery
    • Holly Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holly Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lawn Cemetery
    • Rosemont Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
    • Wallace Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wallace Family Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Family Cemetery
      • The Wallace Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Deep Creek Lock Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283847 <4>
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Portsmouth City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • All Saint Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The All Saint Catholic Cemetery is located in Portsmouth City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saint Catholic Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52028 <4>
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Portsmouth City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Portsmouth City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Shoulders Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Driver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Driver is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Charlton Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
  • Ames Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
  • Bennett Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
  • Wilroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
  • Chuckatuck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
  • Portsmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alantic City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
  • Norfolk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kilby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kilby is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
    • Russell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Russell is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Chesapeake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sussex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
    • Rescue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Monticello Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
    • Manning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Manning is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Hilton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
    • Smithfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Westview Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
    • New Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
    • Greenwood Farms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms

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 Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479076  (Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479076 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
      • : Suffolk (city)
      • Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bowers Hill
      • Location given for Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 36.8295931     Lon: -76.4660584
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <4>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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