A visit to the Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Signal Hill Memorial Park:
37.7438, -77.3575
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Signal Hill Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Signal Hill Memorial Park is located in Hanover County<2>.
The county seat for Hanover County is located in Hanover. Hanover lies just to the north northwest of the Signal Hill Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Signal Hill Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Signal Hill Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Signal Hill Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Wickham Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wickham Family Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Family Cemetery
- The Wickham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Lewiston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lewiston Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Second Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Second Union Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Union Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Abraham Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Schermerhorn Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Schermerhorn Family Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schermerhorn Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259877 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethesda Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethesda Cemetery
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Signal Hill Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Signal Hill Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Gwathmey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Hunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Longdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Chamberlayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Tuck Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Glen Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Burruss Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Laurel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- East Highland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Manquin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beulahville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Verdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Highland Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Ruther Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Signal Hill Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hanover County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Signal Hill Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Glen Allen
- Hanover
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 Signal Hill Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hanover 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 Signal Hill Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1474582 (Signal Hill Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474582 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: Hanover
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Studley
- Location given for Signal Hill Memorial Park:
- Lat: 37.7437537 Lon: -77.3574803
- 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 Hanover, 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- Signal Hill 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. |