Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wales. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wales to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wales, please Contact Us.
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 Wales (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 Wales. 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.
Newspapers Published in Wales ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wales.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wales, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wales.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wales:
- Websites specific to Ontario
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ontario
Cemeteries Near Wales ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wales.
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 Wales covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
- Adath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- West Orvis Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Orvis Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Orvis Street Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Peter's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Massena Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massena Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massena Center Cemetery
- Nevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevins Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
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- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Columban's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wales. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wales.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wales) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0099, Longitude: -74.9202 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |