Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Rideau Gardens during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Rideau Gardens 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 Rideau Gardens (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 Rideau Gardens. 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 Rideau Gardens ...
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 Rideau Gardens: Rideau Gdns. (or less commonly used: Rideau Gardns., Rideau Grdens. or Rideau Grdns.)
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 first turn to 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 Rideau Gardens:
- Websites specific to Ontario
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ontario
Cemeteries Near Rideau Gardens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rideau Gardens.
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 Rideau Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rideau Gardens, with the one closest to Rideau Gardens listed first.
- Barracks Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barracks Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barracks Hill Cemetery
- Jewish Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellwood Cemetery
- Leonard Wood Cemetery
- Wood's Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2625730 <3>
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Merivale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Merivale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Merivale Public Cemetery
- Merivale Union Cemetery
- Merivale United Cemetery
- Merivale United Church Cemetery
- Pinecrest Public Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merivale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188355 <3>
- Ramsayville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ramsayville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany United Cemetery
- Ramsayville Protestant / Bethany United Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsayville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332703 <3>
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Templeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Corners Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Moodie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Johnston's Corners Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pink Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rideau Gardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rideau Gardens.
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 Rideau Gardens and then turned west". While Rideau Gardens could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Rideau Gardens 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 Rideau Gardens 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 Rideau Gardens. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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. |