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 Kempsville Gardens (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 Kempsville Gardens. 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 Kempsville Gardens ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Kempsville Garden.

• A typical abbreviation for Kempsville Gardens: Kempsville Gdns. (or less commonly used: Kempsville Gardns., Kempsville Grdens. or Kempsville Grdns.)

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.

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 helpful 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 Kempsville Gardens:

• 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

Cemeteries Near Kempsville Gardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kempsville Gardens.

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 Kempsville Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kempsville Gardens, with the one closest to Kempsville Gardens listed first.

• Jones Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
• Rosewood Memorial Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Memorial Park
• Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
• Bethel Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
• Whitehart Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehart Cemetery
• Lynnhaven Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynnhaven Cemetery
• Lane Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
• Colonial Grove Memorial Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonial Grove Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271822 <2>
• Eastern Shore Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Shore Cemetery
• Calvary Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norfolk.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49657 <2>
• Hebrew Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
• Riverside Memorial Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Memorial Park
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  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51052 <2>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive 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.<3>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kempsville Gardens, with the one closest to Kempsville Gardens listed first.

• Kempsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
• Elizabeth Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Mapleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
• Lynnhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
  • Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
• London Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Norfolk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Berkley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
  • Berkley is located in Norfolk City
• Nimmo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
  • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
• Ocean View
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
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  • Pungo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
    • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Virginia Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Creeds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds
    • Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kempsville Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/