Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Dunn's Corner during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Dunn's Corner 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 Dunn's Corner (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 Dunn's Corner. 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 Dunn's Corner ...
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 Dunn's Corner: Dunns Cor. (or less commonly used: Dunns Crn.)
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 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 Dunn's Corner:
- Websites specific to Ontario
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ontario
Cemeteries Near Dunn's Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunn's Corner.
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 Dunn's Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunn's Corner, with the one closest to Dunn's Corner listed first.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ingersoll Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Oxford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Oxford Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Oxford United Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Oxford Cemetery
- Beachville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wesleyan Methodist Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesleyan Methodist Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Star Cemetery
- Red Star / Wesleyan Methodist Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleyan Methodist Pioneer Cemetery
- Harris Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Embro Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wesley United Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. John's Anglican Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minkler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Minkler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
- Spearman Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minkler Cemetery
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Woodstock.
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319877 <2>
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Log Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunn's Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunn's Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.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 north past Dunn's Corner and then turned east". While Dunn's Corner could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Dunn's Corner 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 Dunn's Corner 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 Ontario community named Dunn's Corner. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunn's Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunn's Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0778, Longitude: -80.8933 |