Chesapeake (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

Description
The City of Chesapeake is located in the Eastern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and more than likely was named for the Chesapeake Bay on which it lies.

Courthouse
For additional records, see Norfolk County, Virginia.

Parent County
1963--Chesapeake was created 1 January 1963 from Norfolk County.

Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Chesapeake, Virginia Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Chesapeake:


 * Berea Cemetery
 * Good Hope Cemetery
 * Greenlawn Memorial Park
 * Memorial Gardens
 * Mount Olive Cemetery
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery
 * Northwest Cemetery
 * Pleasant Grove Cemetery
 * Roosevelt Memorial Park
 * Workmans Circle Cemetery

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Chesapeake Virginia Family History Center