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 Sleepy Lake West (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 Sleepy Lake West. 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 Sleepy Lake West ...

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 Sleepy Lake West: Sleepy Lk. West

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 Sleepy Lake West ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sleepy Lake West.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sleepy Lake West, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sleepy Lake West.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sleepy Lake West:

• 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 Sleepy Lake West ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sleepy Lake West.

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 Sleepy Lake West covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sleepy Lake West, with the one closest to Sleepy Lake West listed first.

• Ames Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ames Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ames Cemetery
• Wright Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
• Little Zion Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
• Triangle Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triangle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triangle Cemetery
• St. Lukes Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
• Christian Home Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Home Cemetery
• Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens
• Battery Park Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battery Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battery Park Cemetery
• Greenlawn Memorial Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the northwest of Newport News.
  • The Greenlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50456 <3>
• Pleasant Shade Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Shade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the northwest of Newport News.
  • The Pleasant Shade Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Shade Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51692 <3>
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
• Canaan Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
• Continue List   (169 more) ...
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Park
  • Greenlaw Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlaw Memorial Park
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51535 <3>

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 Sleepy Lake West in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sleepy Lake West.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sleepy Lake West, with the one closest to Sleepy Lake West listed first.

• Chuckatuck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
  • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
• Carrollton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Longview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
• Driver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Driver is located in Suffolk City
• Deanes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
  • Deanes is located in Suffolk City
• Shoulders Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
• Rescue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
  • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
• Everets
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everets have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
  • Everets is located in Suffolk City
• Smithfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Morrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Magnolia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
• Lamberts Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
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  • Magnet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Suffolk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] 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>
  • Norfolk
    (12 miles [19.3 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>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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