Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Websters Corner during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Websters Corner 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 Websters 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 Websters 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 Websters 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 Websters Corner: Websters Cor. (or less commonly used: Websters Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Websters Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Websters Corner may originally have been Webster's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Websters Corner might be written as Webster 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 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 Websters Corner:
- Websites specific to Prince Edward Island
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Prince Edward Island
Cemeteries Near Websters Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Websters 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 Websters Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Websters Corner, with the one closest to Websters Corner listed first.
- St. Bonaventure's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Louis Du Nord Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Donaldston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Donaldston United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donaldston Cemetery
- Central United Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mermaid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mermaid Cemetery is located in Mermaid.
- The Mermaid Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvin Presbyterian Cemetery
- Calvin Temple Church Cemetery
- Mermaid Calvin Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mermaid Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300627 <3>
- Mt. Herbert Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herbert Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Herbert United Pioneer / Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Herbert United Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herbert Memorial Cemetery
- Hazelbrook Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birch Hill Free Church of Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshfield Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Columba's Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pownal United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Suffolk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Clifton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandra Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrew's Cemetery (Old)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Andrew's Cemetery (Old). Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew's Cemetery (Old)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Websters Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Websters Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.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 Websters Corner and then turned west". While Websters Corner could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Websters Corner 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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller 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 Websters Corner 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 Prince Edward Island community named Websters Corner. |
| <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. |
| <4> | 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. |