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PO Box 34,
Churchill,
Ontario
L0L 1K0
Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe
Phone : (705) 456-2671
Your Host(s) : Innisfil Public Library
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 510. In Innisfil T., Simcoe C., on C. Rd. 4, 5 km. W of Cook's Bay offL. Simcoe and 56 km. N of Toronto.
- The area was settled by the 1820s, and the community was frrst known as Gimby's Corners after early settler John Gimby.
- The presence of some rough characters inspired the local nickname, 'Bully's Acre.' When the post office opened in 1858 it was named Churchill, as church services at the time were held in the home of James Sloan, which was on a hilI.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/churchill
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Visitors to this page: 2,653
Off the beaten track: |
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Fennell, 4km
Barclay, 5km
Nantyr, 5km
Stoney Point, 5km
Killarney Beach, 5km
Bramley, 7km
Ballydown Beach, 6km
Innisfil Heights, 6km
Bayview Beach, 6km
Shore Acres, 6km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Little Lake, 20km
Dike Pond, 22km
Lake Seneca, 33km
Kelly Lake, 34km
Lake Simcoe, 28km
Mary Lake, 34km
Hackett Lake, 34km
Franklin Pond, 27km
Tottenham Pond, 31km
Bell's Lake, 35km
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