A visit to the Mount Minnis Memorial Park ...
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 Mt. Minnis Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Minnis Memorial Park:
37.3154, -77.3936
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Minnis Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Minnis Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County<2>.
. Chesterfield lies just to the northwest of the Mt. Minnis Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Minnis Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Minnis Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Minnis Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Perdue Family Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Family Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Family Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Chester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264660 <5>
- Bucher and Strachan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bucher and Strachan Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucher and Strachan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bucher and Strachan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Chester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288804 <5>
- Old Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Lane Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lane Cemetery
- Bermuda Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bermuda Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Memorial Park
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- City Point National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The City Point National Cemetery is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Point National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109393 <5>
- Appomattox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Appomattox Cemetery is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Appomattox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1492175 <5>
- Centralia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Centralia Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Ettrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ettrick Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick Cemetery
- Little Church Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peoples Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192025 <5>
- Brith Achim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brith Achim Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brith Achim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brith Achim Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222405 <5>
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968061 <5>
- Blandford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blandford Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blandford Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49478 <5>
- Eastview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastview Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933708 <5>
- Rod-of Sholom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992690 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Minnis Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Minnis Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Braebrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bollinger Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Matoaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grant Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Deep Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Chesterfield Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Bensley Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Bensley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Ampt Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Varina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Varina Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
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 Mt. Minnis Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Minnis Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centralia
- Chester
- Hopewell
- Petersburg
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 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 Mt. Minnis Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 Mt. Minnis Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470934 (Mount Minnis Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470934 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester
- Location given for Mount Minnis Memorial Park:
- Lat: 37.315427 Lon: -77.3935932
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Mt. Minnis Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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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