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 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 Nansemond 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 Nansemond 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Nansemond Shores: Nansemond Shrs.

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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Shores:

• 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 Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nansemond 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.

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

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

• Little Zion Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
• Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens
• Ames Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ames Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ames Cemetery
• Triangle Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triangle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triangle Cemetery
• Wright Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
• Canaan Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
• Christian Home Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Home Cemetery
• Greenlawn Memorial Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Park
• Greenlaw Memorial Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlaw Memorial Park
• Olive Branch Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51535 <2>
• St. Lukes Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
• Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
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  • Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Portsmouth.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484454 <2>
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. 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 Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nansemond Shores.

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

• Driver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Driver is located in Suffolk City
• Deanes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
  • Deanes is located in Suffolk City
• Shoulders Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
• Chuckatuck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
  • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
• Carrollton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
• Longview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
• Everets
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everets have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
  • Everets is located in Suffolk City
• Magnolia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
• Rescue
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
  • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
• Suffolk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Lamberts Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Smithfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
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  • Kilby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
    • Kilby is located in Suffolk City
  • Norfolk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Myrtle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
    • Myrtle 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 Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nansemond Shores.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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