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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 Thalia (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 Thalia. 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.

Cemeteries Near Thalia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thalia.

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 Thalia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thalia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rosewood Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lynnhaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eastern Shore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Princess Ann Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Grove Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kellam Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nimmo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Thalia had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kempsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
  • Lynnhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
  • Mapleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • London Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
  • Elizabeth Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Virginia Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nimmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
  • Brambleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
  • Norfolk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Berkley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Berkley is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
  • Pungo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
  • Ocean View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lamberts Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
    • Phoebus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
    • Creeds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds

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

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 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 Thalia:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Thalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.