Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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 Mount Elgin (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 Mount Elgin. 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 Mount Elgin ...

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 Mount Elgin: Mt. Elgin

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mount Elgin:

• Websites specific to Ontario
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Ontario
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ontario
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Ontario
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ontario
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Ontario

Cemeteries Near Mount Elgin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Elgin.

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 Mount Elgin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Elgin, with the one closest to Mount Elgin listed first.

• Mt. Elgin Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Elgin Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337073 <1>
• Waggoner Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waggoner Cemetery
• Grove Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Verschoyle.
  • The Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Ebenezer / Grove Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346195 <1>
• Amish Mennonite Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Mennonite Cemetery
• St. Charles Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
• St. Peter's RC Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery
• Maple Dell Mennonite Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Dell Mennonite Cemetery
• Newark Community Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newark Community Cemetery
• Harris Street Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Street Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155243 <1>
• Old Delmer Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Delmer Cemetery is located in Delmer.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Delmer Cemetery
• New Delmer Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Delmer Cemetery
• West Oxford Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • The West Oxford Cemetery has also been known as:
  • West Oxford United Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Oxford Cemetery
• Continue List   (259 more) ...
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • New Road Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Road Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Road United Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Road Cemetery
  • Springford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springford Cemetery

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Elgin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Elgin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Elgin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/