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 Profits 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 Profits 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 Profits 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.

A typical abbreviation for Profits Corner: Profits Cor. (or less commonly used: Profits Crn.)

While the name of this community is Profits Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Profits Corner may originally have been Profit's Corner.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Profits Corner might be written as Profit Corner.

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 like to 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 Profits Corner:

Websites specific to Prince Edward Island
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search

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

Cemeteries Near Profits Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Profits 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 Profits Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
Montrose United Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montrose United Church Cemetery
Greenmount Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmount Church of Christ Cemetery
Alma United Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Alma United Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- The Alma United Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alma United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alma United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2628881 <3>
Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Palmer Road Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery
Tignish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tignish Cemetery
St. Simon & St. Jude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Simon & St. Jude Cemetery
Elmsdale United Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmsdale United Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmsdale United Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240038 <3>
Nazarene & United Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazarene & United Cemetery
Hillcrest Presbyterian United Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Presbyterian United Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillcrest United Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Presbyterian United Cemetery
Jehovah Witness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jehovah Witness Cemetery
St. Peters Anglican Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Anglican Church Cemetery
Continue List (53 more) ...
- Christ Church Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - The Christ Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
  - Kildare Capes Christ Church Cemetery
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311271 <3>
- Judes Point Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judes Point Cemetery
- Old Dock Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - The Old Dock Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Old Dock Presbyterian Cemetery
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dock Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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).
<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.