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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 Windsor Park (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 Windsor Park. 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 Windsor Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windsor Park.

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

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

  • Hackett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • James E Day Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James E Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James E Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Burial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Muse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellvue Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellvue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellvue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Bridge Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Bridge Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Bridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke.
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campbells Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbells Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbells Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherwood Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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    • East Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Loury Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<3>

While we didn't find Windsor Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windsor Park.

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

  • Cave Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Roanoke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poages Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poages Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
    • Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
  • Leslie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
  • Vinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hollins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
    • Hollins is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollins <4>
  • Naff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
    • Naff is located in Franklin County
  • Airpoint
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
    • Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
  • Boones Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bonsack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonsack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
    • Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
  • Coyner Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
    • Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
  • Cloverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Bent Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Catawba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
      • Catawba is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <4>
    • Wyatt ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Franklin County

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Windsor Park:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>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.
<3>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 Windsor Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.