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 Camerons 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 Camerons 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 Camerons 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.
A typical abbreviation for Camerons Point: Camerons Pt.
While the name of this community is Camerons Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Camerons Point may originally have been Cameron's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Camerons Point might be written as Cameron Point.
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.
Cemeteries Near Camerons Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camerons 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 Camerons Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camerons Point, with the one closest to Camerons Point listed first.
Precious Blood Catholic Church Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fort Covington (NY).
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Woodlawn Cemetery (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohawk Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Riverside Cemetery (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
St. Columban's Cemetery (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camerons Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camerons Point, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camerons Point.
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 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 Camerons Point:
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).
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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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The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camerons Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camerons Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0779, Longitude: -74.5320