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 Memorial Heights (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 Memorial Heights. 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 Memorial Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Memorial Heights: Memorial Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Memorial Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Memorial Heights.
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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Memorial Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Memorial Heights:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Memorial Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Groveton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
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- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
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- Penn Daw Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
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- Belle Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
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- Hybla Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Burgundy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
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- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
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- Fort Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
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- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Yates Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
- Baileys Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
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- Warwick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
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- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Arlington Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
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- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Cherrydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
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- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
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- Williamsburg Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Falls Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
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- West Falls Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
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- Fauquier County
- Brent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Hooes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County
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- Dahlgren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
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- Somerset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
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- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
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- Sugarland Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Waxpool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Woodbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Agnewville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dale City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Minnieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Montclair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Yorkshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Chamberlain Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Canova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Aquia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- King James Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Loy Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Pindell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Jewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Harwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Crofton Village Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Davidsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Stonegate Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Dunkirk Town Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Penwick Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Academy Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Chaney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Owings Town Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Huntingtown Town Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunderland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Bryans Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Freedom Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bennsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Pomonkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Potomac Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Indian Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Acton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Westlake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Marbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Pomfret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Scaggsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Hammond Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Glenshire Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Brookmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Takoma Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- English Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Fort Foote Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Forest Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Oxon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Temple Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Accokeek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Marlow Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Camp Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Golden Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Memorial Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Memorial Heights.
Cemeteries Near Memorial Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Memorial Heights.
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 Memorial Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Memorial Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Struder Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colmans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shuters Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schurtz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242933 <2>
- Washington Family Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Memorial Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Memorial Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Memorial Heights, with the one closest to Memorial Heights listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Fort Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Newington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Accotink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Baileys Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Accokeek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
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- Annandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Silver Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Memorial Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Memorial Heights.
Newspapers Published in Memorial Heights ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Memorial Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Memorial Heights, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Memorial Heights.
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 Memorial Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Memorial Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |