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 Atwood     
 Atwood, ON (Nearby: Listowel, Monkton, Ethel, Gowanstown, Milverton)

 
 

216 Main Street
Atwood, Ontario
N0G 1B0

Ontario Tourism Region : Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington

Phone : (519) 356-2444
Your Host(s) : Post Office

Description From Owner:

  • Pop. 877. In Elma T., Perth C., on Hwy 23,9 km SW of Listowel. The community came into being in the early 1850s and when the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway came through in the 1870s, the place was known as Newry Station.
  • The community is well known because of its cheese factory, one of Ontario's largest. In 1881 a post office was established and the name Atwood was chosen at a public meeting.
  • From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884


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  • Nearby Lakes:
     
  • Wroxeter Mill Pond, 24km
  • Conestogo Lake, 23km
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  • Blind Lake, 33km
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  • McCarthy Lake, 35km
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  • Ballinafad Lake, 38km
  • Pike Lake, 37km
  • Witter's Pond, 41km

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