A visit to the National 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 National Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the National Memorial Park:
38.8787, -77.2028
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the National Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The National Memorial Park is located in Fairfax County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the National Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the National Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from National Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Galloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Birch - Payne Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moorefield Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gooding Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winslow - Whiting - Wilson Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Presbyterian Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Minor Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Minor Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Family Cemetery
- Birch Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Birch Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Family Graveyard
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mills Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mills Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Graveyard
- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ball Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ball Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Family Graveyard
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Basil Halls Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calloway UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway UMC Cemetery
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calloway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439423 <5>
- Harrison Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hicks Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Family Graveyard
- Wunder Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pelham Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pelham Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Family Cemetery
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Chapel Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the National Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from National Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Merrifield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Idylwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Offutt Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- Dunn Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Seven Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pimmit Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Mantua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Fairfax Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Hills
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Barcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Tysons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunts Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Baileys Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Ash Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Salona Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Lincolnia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Cherrydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Riverwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Shouse Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Oakton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 National Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The National Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Fairfax
- McLean
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 National Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fairfax 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 National Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471338 (National Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471338 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: Fairfax
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falls Church
- Location given for National Memorial Park:
- Lat: 38.8787229 Lon: -77.2027589
- 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 Fairfax, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- National 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |