Stroud, Ontario
Stroud | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
 Yonge Street in Stroud | |
  Stroud Location within Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°19′35″N 79°37′09″W / 44.32639°N 79.61917°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Simcoe |
| Township | Innisfil |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNBC Code | FCTGS[1] |
Stroud is an unincorporated community in Innisfil Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.[1]
History
Settlers began building homes in the area in 1825.[2] The settlement was first called "Meyer's Corners", and later changed to "Victoria" in honour of Queen Victoria.[2] To avoid confusion with other postal locations named Victoria, the settlement was renamed "Stroud" in 1875, in honour of Stroud, England, hometown of W.C Little, Member of Parliament for South Simcoe.[2][3]
The first church in Innisfil Township was St. James Church, a Methodist church established in Stroud in the 1830s.[2][4] St. James Cemetery—first used by Methodists from northern Innisfil—contains graves dating back to 1842.[2] The cemetery is still in use, and contains over 2,500 graves.[2]
Stroud School—the first in the township—opened in a log building in 1838.[2][5] It was replaced by a larger brick school in 1929.[2]
The early settlement featured a gristmill, blacksmith, fabric shop, flower shop, and two hotels.[2]
Minerva Lodge, a Masonic lodge, was established in 1873, and the first sidewalks were installed in 1907.[2][3] The Stroud Telephone Company was established in 1911, and a library was started inside Chantler's Store in 1912.[3][6]
Stroud entered a five-man brick throwing contest in 1961 against Stroud, England, Stroud, Oklahoma, and Stroud, New South Wales.[5]
In 1962, with a population of 700, Stroud had a post office, police station, fire hall, municipal office, several small businesses, three churches, and a motel with a restaurant.[3]
Sports
The Comco Cash Spiel is an annual curling bonspiel in Stroud.
Notable people
- G. Clifton Thompson - curler[7]
References
- 1 2 "Stroud". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Village of Stroud". Innisfil. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Originally called Victoria, village rechristened as Stroud in 1875". Barrie Today. August 22, 2021.
- ↑ Magel, Ralph (1998). 200 Years Yonge, A History. Dundurn. p. 74.
- 1 2 Figueroa, Nancy (1979). "Stroud can claim township 'firsts'". The Examiner.
- ↑ "200 Years Yonge". Innisfil Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Thompson, Clif". Curling Canada. Retrieved July 27, 2026.