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1. Angus
Your Host(s): Post Office,
Phone: (519) 875-2775
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Pop. 9,723. In Essa T., Simcoe C., 19 km. SW of Barrie on C. Rd. 10 just S of C. Rd. 90 and Pine R. |
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2. Township of Essa (Lower Tier Simcoe)
Your Host(s): Municipal Administration,
Phone: (705) 424-4054 FAX: (705) 424-6609
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3. Baxter
Your Host(s): Canada Post, Phone: (705) 424-5653
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Pop. 320. In Essa T., Simcoe C., onC. Rd. 21,just EofC. Rd. 10,28 km. SW of Barrie. |
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4. Glencairn
Your Host(s): Canada Post Angus, Phone: (705) 424-5653
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Pop. 152. In Simcoe C., on the Mad R. and C. Rd. 90,4 km. E ofC. Rd. 18. The place was named after James Cunningham, Earl of Glencairn, in 1867. Cunningham was a patron of Scottish poet Robert Burns. |
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5. Borden (Borden, 4km)
Your Host(s): Canadian Forces Base Borden, Phone: (705) 424-9292
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Pop. 5,000. In Tosorontio T., Simcoe C., on C. Rd. 10 just south of Angus, 16 km. SW of Barrie. |
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6. Brentwood (New Lowell, 9km)
Your Host(s): New Lowell Post Office, Phone: (705) 424-9563
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Pop. 93. In Sunnidale T., Simcoe C., on Hwy. 10, 21 km SW of Barrie. A post office opened here in 1864 and Andrew and Lewis Anger laid out the village town site in 1868. |
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7. New Lowell (New Lowell, 9km)
Your Host(s): Clearview Public Library - Sunnidale Br., Phone: (705) 424-6288
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Pop. 440. In Sunnidale T., Simcoe C., on Coates Cr. and C. Rd. 9,27 km. SW of Barrie. The site was settled by the Paton family in 1853. Two years later the Northern Railway built a line through the area. |
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8. Lisle (Lisle, 10km)
Your Host(s): Simcoe Township Office, Toll Free Phone: (866) 893-9300
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Pop. 413. In Tosorontio T., Simcoe C., on C. Rds. 13 & 21, 40 km. SW of Barrie. Local landowner Thomas Crosbie had named the community Forestlea, but when the Grand Trunk Railway arrived in 1878 the station was named New Airlie. |
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9. Township of Mulmur (Lower Tier Dufferin) (Lisle, 10km)
Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Toll Free Phone: (866) 472-0417
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10. Edenvale (Minesing, 14km)
Your Host(s): Village Variety Store, Toll Free Phone: (866) 607-6301
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Pop. 78. In Vespra T., Simcoe C. on the Nottawasaga R. and Hwy. 26, 25 km NW of Barrie. |
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11. Minesing (Minesing, 14km)
Your Host(s): Minesing Public Library, Phone: (705) 722-6440
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Pop. 338. In Vespra T., Simcoe C., on C. Rds. 26 & 28, 16 km. NW of Barrie. The post office was established as Minesing in 1867. Minesing is an Ojibwa word for 'island.' |
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12. Township of Springwater (Lower Tier Simcoe) (Minesing, 14km)
Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (705) 728-4784 FAX: (705) 728-6957
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13. Everett (Everett, 15km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Everett, Phone: (705) 435-4537
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Pop. 865. In Tosorontio T., Simcoe C., on C. Rds. 5 & 13, 32 km SW of Barrie. The settlement was established in 1868 and a post office called Everett opened in 1869. |
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14. Ivy (Egbert, 13km)
Your Host(s): Egbert Post Office, Toll Free Phone: (866) 607-6301
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In Essa T, Simcoe C, Pop. 103. 10 km SW of Barrie. The post office opened here in 1862, closed in 1968. |
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15. Barrie Fair (Essa and District Agricultural Society ) (Thornton, 14km)
, Phone: (705) 726-1200
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The Essa Agriplex offers world class equestrian facilities and hosts the yearly Barrie Fair. |
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16. Thornton (Thornton, 14km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Thornton, Phone: (705) 458-9821
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Pop. 1,001. In Essa and Innisfil Ts., Simcoe C., onC. Rds. 21 & 27, 17 km. S of Barrie. |
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17. Alliston (Alliston, 18km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post, Phone: (705) 435-6742
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Pop. 8,225. In Tecwnseth T., Simcoe C., on the Boyne R. (a tributary of the Nottawasaga) and Hwy 89, 35 km. SW of Barrie. |
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18. Township of Adjala-Tosorontio (Lower Tier Simcoe) (Alliston, 18km)
Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (705) 434-5055 FAX: (705) 434-5051
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19. County of Simcoe (Upper Tier Simcoe) (Midhurst, 19km)
Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (705) 726-9300 FAX: (705) 719-4626
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20. Dalston (Midhurst, 19km)
Your Host(s): Midhurst Public Library, Phone: (705) 737-5650
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Pop. 60. In Vespra T., Simcoe C. on C. Rds. 11 & 93, 14 km N of Barrie. The place was known as Whites Post Office in 1871. |
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21. Edgar (Midhurst, 19km)
Your Host(s): Midhurst Public Library, Phone: (705) 737-5650
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Pop. 102. In Oro T., Simcoe C. on C. Rd. 11,22 km NE of Barrie. The place was founded in 1832 and fIrst named Richardson's Corners. |
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22. Midhurst (Midhurst, 19km)
Your Host(s): Midhurst Public Library, Phone: (705) 737-5650
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Pop. 145. In Simcoe C. on C. Rd. 43, 5 km N. of Barrie. In 1830 George Oliver received a land grant on which to build saw and grist mills. |
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23. Barrie Cundles - Historical Post Office (Barrie, 17km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Corp., Phone: (705) 728-3592
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24. City of Barrie (Single Tier Simcoe) (Barrie, 17km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Corp., Phone: (705) 728-3592
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78,965. City in Simcoe C. at the head of Kempenfelt Bay offL. Simcoe and Hwys 26 & 400 and C. Rds. 4,20,40 & 90,78 km N of Toronto. |
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25. Country Classic Custom Furniture (Barrie, 17km)
, Toll Free Phone: (877) 974-6348
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26. Crown Hill (Barrie, 17km)
Your Host(s): Royal Victoria Hospital, Phone: (705) 728-9802
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Pop. 63. In Oro T., Simcoe C., on Hwys. 11 & 400 and C. Rd. 93, 7 km NE of Barrie. |
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27. Guthrie (Barrie, 17km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Barrie, Phone: (705) 728-3592
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Pop. 131. In Simcoe C., immediately N of Hwy 11, 14 km NE of Barrie. In 1867 settler Thomas Guthrie prevailed upon friends back home in Scotland for funds to build a local Presbyterian church. |
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28. Holly (Barrie, 17km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Barrie, Phone: (705) 728-3592
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Pop. 20 I. In Innisfil T., Simcoe C., 7 krn S of Barrie. The post office was established in 1874 as Holly, named by William Carruthers Little, MP for Simcoe South 1867-1881. |
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29. Duntroon (Stayner, 18km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Stayner, Phone: (705) 428-3886
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Pop. 149. In Nottawasaga T., Simcoe C. on C. Rds. 91 & 124, 10 km. SE of Collingwood. |
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30. Stayner (Stayner, 18km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Stayner, Phone: (705) 428-3886
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Pop. 3,598. In Nottawasaga T., Simcoe C., on Hwy 26 and C. Rds. 42 & 91,39 km W of Barrie. |
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31. Sunnidale Corners (Stayner, 18km)
Your Host(s): Stayner Post Office, Phone: (705) 428-3886
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Pop. 35. In Sunnidale T., Simcoe C. on Hwy. 26 and C. Rd. 10,21 km SE of Collingwood. |
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32. Township of Clearview (Lower Tier Simcoe) (Stayner, 18km)
Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (705) 428-6230 FAX: (705) 428-0288
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33. Creemore (Creemore, 18km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Creemore, Phone: (705) 466-2204
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Pop. 1,285. In Nottawasaga T., Simcoe c., on the Mad R. and C. Rd. 9,27 km. SE of Collingwood. |
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34. Dunedin (Historical Post Office) (Creemore, 18km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Creemore, Phone: (705) 466-2204
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Pop. 76. In Simcoe C. on C. Rds. 9 & 62, 21 km SE of Collingwood. |
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35. Flynn's of Creemore (Creemore, 18km)
, Phone: (705) 466-6017
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36. Purple Hills Bistro & Pastry Shoppe (Creemore, 18km)
, Phone: (705) 466-5995
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37. Riverside Hearth Wellness Centre (Creemore, 18km)
, Phone: (705) 466-3292
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38. Terra Nova (Creemore, 18km)
Your Host(s): Canada Post Creemore, Phone: (705) 466-2204
Public Reviews (2)
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In Mulmur T., Dufferin C. on Pine R. 33 km N of Orangeville. The name, Latin for 'new land,' was approved by the Canadian Board of Geographic Names in 1950, but its origin has not been recorded. |
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39. Cookstown (Cookstown, 20km)
Your Host(s): Herbert's Outlet Post, Phone: (705) 458-0626
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Pop. 1,466. In Essa, Innisfil, Tecumseth, and West Gwillimbury Ts., Simcoe C., on Hwy 89 and C. Rd. 27, 21 km S of Barrie. |
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40. Cookstown Fair (Cookstown, 20km)
, Phone: (705) 458-1387 FAX: (705) 458-1243
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Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario. |