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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 Lakeview Shores (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 Lakeview Shores. 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 Lakeview Shores ...

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 occur.

Another variation: Lake View Shores.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lakeview Shores: Lakeview Shrs.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lakeview Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakeview Shores.

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 Lakeview Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeview Shores.

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 Lakeview Shores - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rosewood Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynnhaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Princess Ann Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastern Shore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Riverside Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is located in Norfolk.
      • The West Point Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Potter's Field Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208490 <1>

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 Lakeview Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeview Shores.

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

  • Thalia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Kempsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
  • Elizabeth Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Lynnhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
  • Mapleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • London Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
  • Brambleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
  • Ocean View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Norfolk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Berkley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Berkley is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
  • Virginia Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lamberts Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Nimmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
    • Pungo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
    • Phoebus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lakeview Shores:

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 Lakeview Shores, 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.