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107 Railway St.
Bonfield,
Ontario
P0H 1E0
Ontario Tourism Region : Northeastern Ontario
Phone : (705) 776-2641
Your Host(s) : Canada Post
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 540. In BonfIeld T., Nipissing Dist., on the NE tip of Nosbonsing L. at the mouth of the Kaibuskong R. at the end ofHwy 531, 3 km.S of Hwy 17, 24 km. E of North Bay.
- In the 1880s, BonfIeld was a stop on the great lumber drive from L. Nipissing to the Ottawa R., and most of its settlers were drivers from eastern Canada who took up land grants in the township.
- When the CPR main line arrived in 1882 the station was named Callander, now the name of a community a few kms to the west.
- In 1896 the name Bonfield was adopted for both the station and the post office, honouring James BonfIeld of Egan ville, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Renfrew South 1875-1883.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/bonfieldontario
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Visitors to this page: 2,941
Off the beaten track: |
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Nosbonsing, 5km
Booth Landing, 11km
Rutherglen, 9km
Great Desert, 9km
Chiswick, 13km
Blanchard's Landing, 11km
Songis, 16km
Wasing, 17km
Fossmill, 17km
Kilrush, 17km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Barse Lake, 6km
Froggy Lake, 6km
La Chapelle Lake, 6km
Brumal Lake, 7km
Sheedy Lake, 7km
Lake Nosbonsing, 6km
Turtle Lake, 8km
Pine Lake, 9km
Werwolf Lake, 9km
Crescent Lake, 9km
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