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A visit to the Parklawn Memorial 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 Parklawn Memorial Cemetery ...

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

37.0554, -76.3844

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Parklawn Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Parklawn Memorial Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Basset Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Basset Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basset Cemetery
  • Elmerton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elmerton Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmerton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmerton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50140 <4>
  • Lincoln Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
  • Maney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Maney Cemetery is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • Hampton National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hampton National Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109413 <4>
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton.
    • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Phoebus Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213068 <4>
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton.
    • The Thornton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion African American Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Carys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Carys Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Cemetery
    • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenlawn Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <4>
    • Pleasant Shade Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <4>
    • Clark Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Western Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Western Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Parklawn Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Aberdeen Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
  • Chapel Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
  • Pine Chapel Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
  • Greenwood Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
  • Hampton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoebus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
  • Newgate Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
  • Hilton Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • Buckroe Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
  • Poquoson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport News
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bernard Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Yorkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Yorkville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Dare
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Red Hill Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Glenwood Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
    • Rescue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue

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 Parklawn Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hampton
  • Newport News
  • Norfolk
    • Norfolk lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Parklawn Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norfolk.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Smithfield
  • Yorktown

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 professional and volunteer 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 Parklawn Memorial 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 Parklawn Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479291  (Parklawn Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479291 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
      • : Hampton (city)
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newport News North
      • Location given for Parklawn Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0554239     Lon: -76.3843901
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Parklawn Memorial 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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