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708 Addington
Tamworth,
Ontario
K0K 1Z0
Ontario Tourism Region : The Great Waterway
Phone : (613) 379-2217
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Tamworth
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 731. In Sheffield T., Lennox and Addington Cs., on the Salmon R. and C. Rds. 4 & 15,62 km NW of Kingston.
- The community was first called Wheeler's Mills after early settler Calvin Wheeler, who moved from Vermont around 1840.
- . In 1841 Wheeler built a sawmill and a grist mill, which encouraged settlement, mainly by immigrants fleeing the Irish potato famine.
- In 1848 the post office was established with Wheeler as postmaster, and he named the community Tamworth after a place in Staffordshire, England.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/tamworth
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Visitors to this page: 2,705
Off the beaten track: |
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Bellheck, 4km
Ingle, 7km
Croydon, 8km
Reidville, Newburgh area, 7km
Lens, 7km
McGuire Settlement, 9km
Gull Creek, 11km
Roblin, 12km
Roblindale, 13km
Centreville, Newburgh area, 12km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Beaver Lake, 3km
Biddys Lake, 4km
Rons Lake, 4km
Hughes Lake, 4km
White Lake, 6km
Murphy Lake, 7km
West Cranberry Lake, 8km
Carroll Lake, 6km
Barretts Pond, 7km
South Cranberry Lake, 8km
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