Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Campbells Siding during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Campbells Siding was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
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 Campbells Siding (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 Campbells Siding. 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 Campbells Siding ...
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.
While the name of this community is Campbells Siding, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Campbells Siding may originally have been Campbell's Siding.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Campbells Siding might be written as Campbell Siding.
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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Campbells Siding:
- Websites specific to Nova Scotia
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nova Scotia
Cemeteries Near Campbells Siding ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campbells Siding.
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 Campbells Siding covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campbells Siding, with the one closest to Campbells Siding listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burnt Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529523 <3>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Roads Salmon River Cemetery
- Valley United Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242044 <3>
- Proven Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gladstone Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earltown Village Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmore Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Blackmore Memorial Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackmore Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2432077 <3>
- Aenon Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bible Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (100 more) ...
- Lorne Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campbells Siding. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campbells Siding.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
<1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Campbells Siding and then turned east". While Campbells Siding could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Campbells Siding as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Campbells Siding could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
Since confusion between is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Nova Scotia community named Campbells Siding. |
<2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
<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. |
<4> | 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. |