Stormont County, Ontario

Stormont County, Ontario

Stormont County area convert|248608|acre|km2|0 is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Stormont was created in 1792, however, it was settled seven years earlier in 1785. Veterans of Loyalist regiments were among the first settlers. An estimated one third of the pioneers in the county were Highlander, one third German and the rest English, Irish and Lowland Scots.

The original territory of Stormont also included Russell County, which became a separate county in 1800.

Stormont later merged with Dundas and Glengarry to form the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

Historic Townships

*Cornwall (SE): area convert|63460|acre|km2|0 Was settled in 1785 by veterans of Sir John Johnson's and other Loyalist companies. Communities centres were Moulinette, north Field and Cornwall. This Township is now part of South Stormont Township
*Finch (NW): Was part of Osnabruck Township until 1798 it was settled in 1785. It is named in honour of Lady Elizabeth Finch, wife of the first Earl of Mansfield. Community centres were: Crysler, Berwick, Finch, Glen Payne. The Township is now part of North Stormont Township
*Osnabruck(SW): area convert|61320|acre|km2|0. Surveyed from 1784 to 1787, it was named from a Hanoverian town closely associated with the Royal Family. The Township was settled in 1785 by Loyalist veterans, may of them Germans. Community Centres: Newington, Grantley, Osnabruck Centre and Wales. The township is now part of South Stormont Township.
*Roxborough (NE): Was part of Cornwall Township until 1798. The township was named from the Scottish County. Community Centres were: Moose Creek, Avonmore and Monckland. The Township is now part of North Stormont Township.

Source: "Province of Ontario -- A History 1615 to 1927" by Jesse Edgar Middleton & Fred Landon, copyright 1927, Dominion Publishing Company, Toronto

ee also

* List of Ontario census divisions
* The Lost Villages

External links

* [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/maps/counties/stormont.htm 1951 map of Stormont County]


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