Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Morgans Point during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Morgans Point 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 Morgans 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 Morgans 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 Morgans 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 Morgans Point: Morgans Pt.
- While the name of this community is Morgans Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Morgans Point may originally have been Morgan's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Morgans Point might be written as Morgan 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 Morgans Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgans 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 Morgans Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgans Point, with the one closest to Morgans Point listed first.
- Morgan's Point United Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Port Colborne Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969993 <3>
- Mt. St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- O'Reilly's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Reilly's Cemetery
- The O'Reilly's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Family Cemetery
- Overholt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overholt Cemetery
- The Overholt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Overholt / Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230621 <3>
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shisler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery
- The Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church Street RC Cemetery
- Smith Street / Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Doan's Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doan's Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doan's Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Welland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158966 <3>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgans Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgans 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 helpful 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 Morgans Point:
- Websites specific to Ontario
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ontario
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 south past Morgans Point and then turned east". While Morgans Point could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Morgans Point 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Morgans Point 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 Morgans Point. |
| <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. |