Ontario Rural Routes

Tourist Regions

Mount Elgin (Southwestern Ontario, N0J 1N0)

	1. Mount Elgin Your Host(s): Mount Elgin - Library, Phone: (519) 485-0134 Leave a Public Review Pop. 246. In Oxford T., Oxford C., on Hwy 19 and C. Rd. 18, 25 km. SW of Woodstock. The post office was established as Mount Elgin in 1851, honouring James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and governor of Canada 1847-1854.
	2. Foldens (Salford, 5km) Your Host(s): The Village Cheese Mill, Phone: (519) 485-0600 Leave a Public Review In South-West Oxford T., Oxford C., on C. Rds. 6 & 12,8 km E of Ingersoll. In 1896 the place was named Foldens Corners after Irish immigrant Francis Folden who settled in 1834. In 1954 the name was shortened.
	3. Salford (Salford, 5km) Your Host(s): Salford Community Centre, Phone: (519) 485-5910 Public Reviews (1) Leave a Public Review Pop. 177. In South-West Oxford T., Oxford C. on Hwy 19 and C. Rd. 46, 7 km. SE of Ingersoll. The place was fIrst called New Manchester, but in 1855 the name was changed to Salford after a place near Manchester, England.
	4. Brownsville (Brownsville, 11km) Your Host(s): Brownsline Public Library, Phone: (519) 877-2938 Public Reviews (1) Leave a Public Review Pop. 336. In Dereham T., Oxford C., on C. Rds. 10 & 20,10 Ian W of Tillsonburg.
	5. Culloden (Brownsville, 11km) Your Host(s): Brownsville Post Office, Phone: (519) 877-2288 Leave a Public Review Pop. 97. In South-West Oxford T., Oxford C., on C. Rds. 10 & 19, 16 km NW of Tillsonburg. The place was named in1854 after the Battle of Culloden Moor at Invernessshire, Scotland, in 1746.
	6. Verschoyle (Brownsville, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Brownsville, Phone: (519) 877-2288 Leave a Public Review Pop. 76. In South West Oxford T., Oxford C. on C. Rds. 10 & 18, 32 km SE of London.
	7. Corinth (Tillsonburg, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Tillsonburg, Phone: (519) 842-5161 Leave a Public Review Pop. 203. In Bayham T., Elgin C., on C. Rd. 46, 12 km SW of Tillsonburg.
	8. Ostrander (Tillsonburg, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Tillsonburg, Phone: (519) 842-5161 Leave a Public Review Pop. 70. In Oxford C. on Hwy 19 and C. Rd. 19,5 km NW of Tillsonburg. The place was fIrst called Burnville, but in 1876 the name was changed by the first postmaster, Henry B. Ostrander.
	9. Tillsonburg Fair (Tillsonburg, 11km) Phone: (519) 842-5964 FAX: (519) 842-2624 Leave a Public Review Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
	10. Town of Tillsonburg (Lower Tier Oxford) (Tillsonburg, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Tillsonburg, Phone: (519) 842-5161 Leave a Public Review Pop. 13,523. In Dereham T., Oxford C., on Otter Cr. and Hwys 3 & 19 and C. Rds. 19 & 37, 38 km. S of Woodstock.
	11. Town of Ingersoll (Lower Tier Oxford) (Ingersoll, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Ingersoll, Phone: (519) 485-3700 Leave a Public Review Pop. 10,000. In North Oxford and West Oxford Ts., Oxford C., on the Thames R. and Hwy 19 and C. Rd. 9, 32 km E of London.
	12. Township of Zorra (Lower Tier Oxford) (Ingersoll, 11km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Toll Free Phone: (888) 699-3868 FAX: (519) 485-2520 Leave a Public Review
	13. Springford (Springford, 11km) Your Host(s): Springford Community Hall, Phone: (519) 842-2675 Leave a Public Review Pop. 356. In S. Harwich T., Oxford C., on C. Rds. 13 and 19, 12 km NE ofTillsonburg. The frrst school in the township was built in Springbrook in 1812.
	14. Beachville (Beachville, 15km) Your Host(s): Canada Post, Phone: (519) 423-6554 Leave a Public Review Pop. 875. In West Oxford and North Oxford Ts., Oxford C., on the Thames R. and C. Rd. 9, 6 km. SW of Woodstock.
	15. Sweaburg (Beachville, 15km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Beachville, Phone: (519) 423-6554 Leave a Public Review Pop. 807. In West Oxford T., Oxford C., on C. Rds. 12 & 40, 5 km. S of Woodstock.
	16. Burgessville (Burgessville, 13km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Burgessville, Phone: (519) 424-9181 Leave a Public Review Pop. 493. In Norwich T., Oxford C., on Big Cr. and C. Rd. 59, 14 km SE of Woodstock.
	17. Holbrook (Burgessville, 13km) Your Host(s): Burgessville Post Office, Phone: (519) 424-9181 Leave a Public Review Pop. 43. In Oxford C. on C. Rds. 13, 46 & 59, 12 km S of Woodstock. Shown on an 1879 map.
	18. New Durham - Historical Post Office (Burgessville, 13km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Burgessville, Phone: (519) 424-9181 Leave a Public Review
	19. Eden (Eden, 19km) Your Host(s): Eden Store, Phone: (519) 866-3838 Leave a Public Review Pop. 322. In Bayham T., Elgin C., on C. Rds. 19 & 44,8 km. SW of Tillsonburg. In 1817, Samuel Howie, a veteran of the War of 1812, obtained land in the area from Col. Thomas Talbot, cleared it and built a log house.
	20. City of Woodstock (Lower Tier Oxford) (Woodstock, 20km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Woodstock, Phone: (519) 537-3131 Leave a Public Review Pop. 32,347. In Blandford and East Oxford Ts., Oxford C., on the Thames R. at Cedar Cr. and C. Rds. 2, 9 & 59, 2 km. W of Hwys 401 & 403, 43 km. NE of London.
	21. County of Oxford (Upper Tier Oxford) (Woodstock, 20km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (519) 539-9800 Leave a Public Review
	22. Creditville (Woodstock, 20km) Your Host(s): Woodstock Post Office, Toll Free Phone: (800) 267-1177 Leave a Public Review In Blandford-Blenheim and Norwich Ts., Oxford C., on C. Rd. 2, 12 km E of Woodstock. On an 1880 map the place is shown as Creditville Crossing.
	23. Eastwood (Woodstock, 20km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Woodstock, Phone: (519) 537-3131 Leave a Public Review Eastwood Pop. 68. In Oxford C. on C. Rds. 2 & 55, 6 km. E of Woodstock was named in 1853 after a home built here in the 1830s by Rear Adm. Henry Vansittart (1777-1843).
	24. Gobles (Woodstock, 20km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Woodstock, Phone: (519) 537-3131 Public Reviews (1) Leave a Public Review Pop. 58. In Blandford-Blenheim Ts., Oxford C., on the CNR and C. Rd. 2,13 km. NE of Woodstock.
	25. Gunns's Hill Artisan Cheese (Woodstock, 20km) Phone: (519) 424-4024 Leave a Public Review
	26. Tavistock Fair (Woodstock, 20km) Phone: (519) 462-2898 FAX: (519) 462-2122 Leave a Public Review Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
	27. Woodstock (Historical Post Office) (Woodstock, 20km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Woodstock, Phone: (519) 537-3131 Leave a Public Review
	28. Woodstock Fair (Woodstock, 20km) Phone: (519) 537-8212 FAX: (519) 537-3349 Leave a Public Review Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
	29. Springfield (Springfield, 19km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Springfield, Phone: (519) 765-4404 Leave a Public Review Pop. 669. In South Dorchester and Malahide Ts., Elgin C., on C. Rds. 40 & 52, 21 km NE of St. Thomas.
	30. Milldale (Otterville, 16km) Your Host(s): Otterville Post Office, Phone: (519) 879-6844 Leave a Public Review Pop. 15. In South Norwich T, in the SE corner of Oxford C on Otter Cr. 18 km NE of Tillsonburg.
	31. Otterville (Otterville, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Otterville, Phone: (519) 879-6844 Leave a Public Review Pop. 823. In Norwich T., Oxford C., on Big Otter Cr. and C. Rd. 19,29 km SE of Woodstock. John Earls and Paul Avery settled the site in 1807 and built grist and sawmills.
	32. Township of Norwich (Lower Tier Oxford) (Otterville, 16km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (519) 863-2709 FAX: (519) 879-6385 Leave a Public Review
	33. Courtland (Courtland, 18km) Your Host(s): Lierman's General Store, Phone: (519) 875-4515 Leave a Public Review Pop. 917. In Norfolk T., Reg. Mun. of Haldimand-Norfolk, on Hwy 3, and C. Rd. 38,7 km. SE of Tillsonburg.
	34. Harrietsville (Harrietsville, 18km) Your Host(s): Avon Branch Library, Phone: (519) 269-3652 Leave a Public Review Pop. 127. In Middlesex C. on C. Rd. 73, 10 kIn S of Hwy 401, 20 kIn SE of London.
	35. Thamesford (Thamesford, 20km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Thamesford, Phone: (519) 285-3900 Leave a Public Review Pop. 1,736. In East Nissouri and North Oxford Ts., Oxford C., on the Middle Thames R. and C. Rds. 2, 45 & 119, 22 km NE of London.