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A visit to the Northwest 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 Northwest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Northwest Cemetery:

36.5604, -76.2260

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Northwest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> of the Northwest Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Northwest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Moyock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moyock Cemetery is located in Currituck County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyock Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Wallaceton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wallaceton Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wallaceton Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2634619 <4>
  • Blackwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
  • Berea Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
  • Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Memorial Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
  • Sargent March Corfrew Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Memory Gardens is located in Pasquotank County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Roosevelt Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wallace Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Charity Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Charity Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
    • Workmans Circle Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kellam Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kellam Family Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellam Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kellam Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Virginia Beach.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239233 <4>
    • Lane Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
    • Whitehart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Whitehart Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehart Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Northwest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Northwest Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Moyock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Snowden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Snowden is located in Currituck County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
  • Tulls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tulls is located in Currituck County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
  • Horseshoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Horseshoe is located in Camden County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Shawboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Currituck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesapeake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Belcross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Belcross is located in Camden County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
  • Maple
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple is located in Currituck County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pungo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Knotts Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Westview Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
    • Elizabeth City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Barco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nimmo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
    • Mapleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Kempsville Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
    • New Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • New Town is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Holly Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Acorn Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Acorn Hill is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
    • Portsmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sandbridge Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
    • Pocahontas Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
    • Corapeake
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Northwest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Northwest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Northwest Cemetery:

  • 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 Northwest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479226  (Northwest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479226 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
      • : Chesapeake (city)
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moyock
      • Location given for Northwest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5604297     Lon: -76.2260476
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwest Cemetery) 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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