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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Monroe Gardens: Monroe Gdns. (or less commonly used: Monroe Gardns., Monroe Grdens. or Monroe 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.

Newspapers Published in Monroe Gardens ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe Gardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe Gardens, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroe Gardens.

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 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 Monroe 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 Monroe Gardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe 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 Monroe Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Lincoln Park Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Park Cemetery
• Elmerton Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmerton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmerton Cemetery
• Pleasant Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Cemetery
• Basset Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basset Cemetery
• St. Johns Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
• Hampton National Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton National Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109413 <3>
• Smith Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton.
  • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Phoebus Memorial Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213068 <3>
• Thornton Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton.
  • The Thornton Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Zion African American Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
• Oakland Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
• Barnes Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
• Clark Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
• Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
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  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Carver Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Memorial Park
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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.<4>

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

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

• Hampton
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Phoebus
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
  • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
• Morrison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Newport News City
• Ocean View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
• Newport News
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <5>
• Grafton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in York County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Menchville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
  • Menchville is located in Newport News City
• Lamberts Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
  • Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
• Oriana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
  • Oriana is located in Newport News City
• Rescue
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
  • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
• Denbigh
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denbigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
  • Denbigh is located in Newport News City
• Carrollton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
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  • Norfolk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Brambleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brambleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
    • Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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