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 Glenwood (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 Glenwood. 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.
Cemeteries Near Glenwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenwood.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Whitehart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Colonial Grove Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonial Grove Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271822 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kellam Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellam Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kellam Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- 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 <2>
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rosewood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sargent March Corfrew Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargent March Corfrew Family Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Nimmo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nimmo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nimmo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eastern Shore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Shore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Shore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lynnhaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynnhaven Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynnhaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nimmo Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Glenwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Mapleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Kempsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
- Thalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lynnhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Elizabeth Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
- Pungo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
- Nimmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - London Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
- London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
- Brambleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brambleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Virginia Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Beach
- Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Beach <5>
- Norfolk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <5>
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- Lamberts Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
- Creeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Ocean View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Lamberts Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenwood.
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 either 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 Glenwood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glenwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Glenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |