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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Charlestown Lakes South (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Charlestown Lakes South. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Charlestown Lakes South ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Charlestown Lakes South: Charlestown Lks. South

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Cemeteries Near Charlestown Lakes South ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlestown Lakes South.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Charlestown Lakes South - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charlestown Lakes South covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charlestown Lakes South, with the one closest to Charlestown Lakes South listed first.

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Whitehart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roosevelt Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sargent March Corfrew Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Berea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Colonial Grove Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bainbridge & Elco Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Charlestown Lakes South in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charlestown Lakes South.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Charlestown Lakes South, with the one closest to Charlestown Lakes South listed first.

  • Kempsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
  • Elizabeth Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Mapleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Thalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Brambleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
  • Berkley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Berkley is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
  • Lynnhaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
  • Norfolk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pungo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
  • Nimmo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
  • London Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
  • Lamberts Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Virginia Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Vine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Vine is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charlestown Lakes South. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charlestown Lakes South.

Newspapers Published in Charlestown Lakes South ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlestown Lakes South.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charlestown Lakes South, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charlestown Lakes South.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Charlestown Lakes South:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Charlestown Lakes South, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charlestown Lakes South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.