Welcome to Corkums Island ...
Although we found mention of Corkums Island during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Corkums Island 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've added Corkums Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Corkums Island, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Corkums Island: Corkums Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Corkums Island for more information about variations on the name of Corkums Island.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Corkums Island might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).
We believe that Corkums Island would be found within the (902) area code.
Communities Also Named Corkums Island ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Corkums Island - it's located in Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Corkums Island.
Communities near Corkums Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Corkums Island.
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <3>
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mahone Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold River 21
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold River 21 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River 21
- East LaHave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East LaHave came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East LaHave
- Five Houses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heckmans Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- LaHave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower LaHave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower LaHave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower LaHave
- Lower Rose Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corkums Island ...
Looking for more information about Corkums Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Corkums Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Corkums Island.
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 Corkums Island and then turned east". While Corkums Island could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Corkums Island 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Corkums Island 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. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |