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120 1st Av S.
Chesley,
Ontario
N0G 1L0
Phone : (519) 363-2252
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Chesley
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 1,781. In Elderslie T., Bruce C., on the North Br. of the Saugeen R. and C. Rd. 19,26 km. N of Walkerton.
- The first settlers, in 1854, were Scots, and the place was known as Sconeville until 1868 when the post office named it Chesley without consulting the residents.
- Chesley was named after Solomon Yeomans Chesley, an official in the Indian Office at Ottawa who was the Indian agent at S1, Regis Indian Reserve near Cornwall (1820-1845.)
- Adam Scott Elliot was the founder of the settlement. In 1888 most of Chesley was destroyed by fire.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/chesley
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Visitors to this page: 769
Off the beaten track: |
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Scone, 2km
Malcolm, 7km
Vesta, 6km
Gillies Hill, 8km
Peabody, 8km
Marmion, 11km
Pearl Lake, 11km
Louise, 9km
Salem, Paisley area, 11km
Habermehl, 11km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Pearl Lake, 11km
Dankert Lake, 11km
Habermehl Lake, 11km
Ruhl Lake, 14km
Lake Rosalind, 14km
Copps Lake, 11km
Marl Lake, 15km
North Louise Lake, 11km
Louise Lake, 11km
Westfall's Lake, 15km
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