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Introduction to
Non-Norfolk Place Names Last updated: 18 Jan 2012 Local newspapers generally, but not always, identified the county of further away places. Here's a partial list of non-Norfolk places mentioned in Births Marriages Deaths Etc. For a more complete list of Ontario Place names, see Ontario Locator under Links | Ontario. |
Aylmer -- town
in Malahide Township, Elgin County. 2002 population 7,000. Today: "10 minutes from St. Thomas; 20 minutes from London." External Link: Aylmer, Ontario Belleville -- small city in Thurlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario. Established 1790 as Mayer's Creek, renamed Belleville in 1819 Berlin -- former (1833-1916) name for City of Kitchener, Ontario, in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County. Name changed after Germany started World War I. Bond's Corners -- in Blandford Township, Oxford County. Still exists Burford --village of
Burford, in Burford Township, Brant County, Ontario, the county
immediately north of Norfolk. Village [GPS:43º06.198/080º25.771]
still exists. Chesley -- in Elderslie
Township, Bruce County, Ontario. Corinth -- in Bayham Township, Elgin County, Ontario. Still exists. Curries Crossing -- no
record found. The closest we could find was the community of Curries,
in East Oxford township, in Oxford County, Ontario. (Curries still
exists ) Dereham -- Dereham Township in Oxford County, Ontario. Still exists. Dresden -- in Camden Township in Kent County, Ontario. Still exists. Known as Fairport circa 1830, became a town circa 1881. Dunnville -- town in Haldimand County. (Haldimand County is immediately east of Norfolk County.) Still exists. Eden -- hamlet in Bayham Towship, Elgin County, approximately five miles west of Norfolk's western border. Post office established there in 1864, still there in 1986. Today the only thing there is a general store and a few homes. Fingal -- village in Southwold Township in Elgin County. Still exists. Franconia -- former
community in Dunnville Township, Haldimand County. Freeman -- today part of City of
Burlington in Halton County. Still exists. Garnet --in Walpole Township, Haldimand County. Still exists. Hagersville -- town in Oneida Township, Haldimand County, northeast of Norfolk. Today, a 30 minute drive northeast of Simcoe; 30 minutes southwest of Hamilton. Haileybury -- in Bucke Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario Harriston -- in Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario. Still Exists Hawkesbury -- West Hawkesbury Township, Prescott & Russell United Counties. Still exists Howard -- Howard Township
in Kent County. London --in London Township, Middlesex County. "The Folks" were renamed "Georgina" in 1791 by Lt.-Gov. John Graves Simcoe; renamed London in 1825; became a police village in 1840; town in 1847; city in 1855. approximately an hour's drive northwest of Simcoe in 2002. Site of University of Western Ontario. Malton -- town in Toronto Township, Peel County, originally northwest of Toronto, today site of Pearson International Airport; today part of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). Marshville -- in Wainfleet Township, Welland County. Still exists Mayfair -- hamlet in Ekfrid Township, Middlesex County Morpeth -- community in Howard Township, Kent County. Still exists. Nelles Corners -- in
Rainham Township in Haldimand County. Still exists. Oakland -- village [GPS:43º01.908/080º19.886] in Brant County, immediately north of Norfolk County, at intersection of Brant County Road 24 and Scotland Road.. Oakville -- in Trafalgar Township in Halton County between Hamilton and Toronto. Today 75 minutes east-northeast of Norfolk County Oil Springs -- in Enniskillen Township, Lambton County. Still exists. Otterville -- village in South Norwich Township, Oxford County. Still exists Onondaga -- Onondaga Township, Brant County, immediately north of Norfolk County Owen Sound -- town in Derby Township, Grey County. Still exists Palmerston -- in Wallace Township, Perth County Paris -- village/town in
South Dumfries Township, Brant County, north of Norfolk County founded in
1832. Today, a 40 minute
north of Simcoe on Highway 24. Perry -- village in Wainfleet Township, Welland County. Still exists Port Arthur -- In Thunder Bay District. Established 1870 as Port Arthur's Landing; became a town in 1884, along with Fort Francis was one the the twin city at Lake Superior's lakehead, joined Fort Francis to became the city of Thunder Bay in 1970. Port Stanley -- town in Southwold & Yarmouth Townships, Elgin County, Ontario Putnam -- in North
Dorchester Township, Middlesex County. Still exists. Rosanna -- hamlet in
South Norwich Township, Oxford County, Ontario Selkirk -- in Walpole Township, Haldmand County, immediately east of Norfolk County Southwold -- village in Southwold Township in Elgin County Sparta -- village in Yarmouth Township, Elgin County Vienna
-- in Bayham Township, Elgin County, immediately west of Norfolk. Still exists
Wallaceburg -- in Chatham
Township, Kent County
Weston -- city at the
junction of three townships in York County. Today in the west part of the
GTA (Greater Toronto Area)
Wingham -- town in East Wawanosh Township in Huron County |
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