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 Nansemond 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 Nansemond 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 Nansemond 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 Nansemond Gardens: Nansemond Gdns. (or less commonly used: Nansemond Gardns., Nansemond Grdens. or Nansemond 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 Nansemond 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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nansemond Gardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nansemond Gardens, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nansemond Gardens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Nansemond 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 Nansemond Gardens ...

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

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

• Cedar Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • The Cedar Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Green Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49746 <2>
• Holly Lawn Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Lawn Cemetery
• Oak Lawn Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
• Rosemont Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemont Cemetery
• Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
• Canaan Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
• Mt. Zion Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
• Oliver Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
• Duke Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
• Riddick Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddick Cemetery
• Whitehead Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
• Rawles Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawles Cemetery
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  • Skeeter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeeter Cemetery
  • Badger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Cemetery
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion 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 Nansemond Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nansemond Gardens.

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

• Suffolk
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
  • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <5>
• Magnolia
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
• Kilby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
  • Kilby is located in Suffolk City
• Manning
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Manning is located in Suffolk City
• Everets
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everets have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
  • Everets is located in Suffolk City
• Driver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Driver is located in Suffolk City
• Myrtle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
• Saunders
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saunders have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
  • Saunders is located in Suffolk City
• Chuckatuck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
  • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
• Shoulders Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
• Deanes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
  • Deanes is located in Suffolk City
• Longview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
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  • Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
  • Holland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Suffolk City
  • Whaleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
    • Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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