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 West View Terrace (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 West View Terrace. 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 West View Terrace ...

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 West View Terrace: W. View Ter. (or less commonly used: W. View Terr.)

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 West View Terrace ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around West View Terrace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West View Terrace, 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 West View Terrace.

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 West View Terrace:

• 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 West View Terrace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West View Terrace.

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 West View Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Oakwood Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
• Monticello Memorial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Memorial Park
• Riverview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51879 <3>
• Maplewood Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
• University Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the University Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the University Cemetery
• Jefferson Tomb
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Tomb
• Monticello Graveyard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Graveyard
• Griffin Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
• Lincoln Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
• Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
• Chestnut Grove Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
• Slate Hill Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slate Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slate Hill Cemetery
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  • Wake Forest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wake Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wake Forest Cemetery
  • Ash Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Lawn Cemetery
  • Chapman Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Grove 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 West View Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West View Terrace.

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

• Simeon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
• Overton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Albemarle County
• Rio
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Rio is located in Albemarle County
• Eastham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
• Hydraulic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydraulic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
• Ivy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Ivy is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivy <5>
• Blenheim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
  • Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
• Keswick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
  • Keswick is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keswick <5>
• Proffit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proffit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
• Rivanna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
  • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
• Woodridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
• North Garden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Garden
  • North Garden is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Garden <5>
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  • Earlysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
    • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <5>
  • Millington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
    • Millington is located in Albemarle County
  • Free Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
    • Free Union is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Union <5>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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