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).
Area Codes for Corkums Island: 902 & 782<2>
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)
- 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)
- East LaHave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- 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.
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 north 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> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the Corkums Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Corkums Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |