Early Bruce County Place Names and Their Current Equivalents
Bruce County, located in Ontario, Canada, has a rich history reflected in its place names. Many early names have evolved or been replaced over time. Here are some early place names in Bruce County along with their current equivalent.
Adair – Hope Bay
Alma – Lurgan Beach
Arran P.O. – Invermay
The Bend, or Devil’s Elbow – North Bruce
Black Horse – Kinloss
Buck’s Bridge – Hanover
Bury, or The Tub – Tobermory
Collin’s Harbour – Tobermory
Dingwall – Ripley
Driftwood Crossing – Allenford
Dumblane – Dunblane
Eblena – Tara
Enniskillen – Greenock Post Office
Glenlyon – Balaklava
Lurgan – Pine Point
Mernersville – Mildmay
Mickles Station – Cargill
The Mouth, or Saugeen – Southampton
Mud River – Paisley
Normanton – Port Elgin
Penetangore – Kincardine
Pinkerton Station – Eden Grove
Pipe Clay – Aberdour
Reekie’s Mills – Armow
Rouge’s Hollow – Walkerton
Sconeville – Chesley
Springvale – Vesta
Starvation – Pine River P.O.
Stoney Island – Port Head
Yokassippi – Cargill
Memories Only
Today these places are abandoned sites or a fraction of their former self, and in many instances, no post office or general store is existing. You won’t find these places on the official Ontario Road Map.
Aberdour Post Office – in Saugeen Twp.
Alma – in Huron Twp.
Ambleside village – in Culross Twp.
Arkwright – in Arran Twp.
Armow Post Office – in Kincardine Twp.
Balaklava – in Carrick Twp.
Bury town site, never developed, near Tobermory
Dunkeld village in Brant Twp.
Carnegie Post Office – in Elderslie Twp.
Dunblane – in Saugeen Twp.
Eden Grove – in Brant Twp.
Ellengowan – in Brant Twp.
Enniskillen – in Greenock Twp.
Eskdale Post Office – Kincardine Twp.
Gillies Hill Post Office – in Elderslie Twp.
Hardwick town plot in Eastnor Twp.
Invermay – in Arran Twp.
Langside Post Office in Kinloss Twp.
Lisburn Post Office – in Huron Twp.
Lochalsh Post Office – in Huron Twp.
Lockerby Mills – in Elderslie Twp.
Lovat Post Office – in Saugeen Twp.
Malcolm Post Office – in Brant Twp.
Maplehill Post Office – in Brant Twp.
Malta – in Bruce Twp.
Moscow (Cheviot P.O.) – in Culross Twp.
Port Bruce – in Bruce Twp.
Purple Grove Post Office – in Huron Twp.
Queen Hill Post Office – in Saugeen Twp.
Skipness Post Office – in Amabel Twp.
Solway – in Brant Twp.
Spry Post Office – in Eastnor Twp.
Vesta Post Office – in Elderslie Twp.
Verdun Post Office – in Huron Twp.
Williscroft Post Office – in Elderslie Twp.
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