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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Main Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Main Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Main Point, please Contact Us.


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 Main Point (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 Main Point. 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 Main Point ...

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 Main Point: Main Pt.

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.

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 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 Main Point:

Cemeteries Near Main Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Main Point.

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 Main Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Port Albert Anglican Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Port Albert Anglican Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Albert Anglican Cemetery
  • Beacon Pentecostal Tabernacle Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cobb's Arm United Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cobb's Arm United Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb's Arm United Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525399 <3>
  • United Church Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pentecostal Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Durrell Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Northeast Church Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hugh Lane Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Our Lady of the Snows RC Church Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Main Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.









 

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