Elizabethville, Ontario
Elizabethville, Ontario | |
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Dispersed rural community | |
 Ganaraska Road in Elizabethville | |
  Elizabethville, Ontario Location within Ontario  Elizabethville, Ontario Location within Canada | |
| Coordinates: 44°02′32″N 78°27′48″W / 44.04222°N 78.46333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Northumberland |
| Municipality | Port Hope |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNBC Code | FBCFI[1] |
Elizabethville is a dispersed rural community in Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.[1]
History
Elizabethville was established around 1830 or 1840 by settlers from Cornwall, England.[2]
A post office was established in 1850 and named "Elizabethville", in honour of the postmaster's wife Elizabeth.[2] The early settlement had a grist mill, saw mill, shoe maker, weaver, store, Methodist church and cemetery, two cooper shops, two carpenters, two wagon shops, and two cheese factories.[2][3][4]
The population in 1895 was 150.[4]
An Orange lodge was established in 1900, and a Women's Institute in 1911.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Elizabethville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- 1 2 3 4 Quantrill, Vivian. The History of Elizabethville (PDF). alivingpast.ca. pp. 1–5. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Cemeteries". Municipality of Port Hope. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
- 1 2 A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World. Vol. 1. J. B. Lippincott. 1895. p. 1112.