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Essex (Southwestern Ontario, N8M 2X8)
1. County of Essex Upper Tier Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (519) 776-6441 FAX: (519) 776-4455 - Leave a Public Review
2. Town of Essex (Lower Tier Essex) Your Host(s): Canada Post, Phone: (519) 776-7781 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 19,437. In Colchester North T., Essex C., on C. Rds. 23 & 34,22 km SE of Windsor.
  3. Gesto Your Host(s): Canada Post Essex, Phone: (519) 776-7781 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 104. In Colchester North T., Essex C. on the Canard R. and C. Rd. 12, 22 km. SE of Windsor. First known as New Darlington, the place was named by John Campbell in 1873 after an estate on the Scottish Isle of Skye.
  4. Maidstone (Maidstone, 7km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Maidstone, Phone: (519) 737-6486 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 864. In Sandwich South T., Essex C., on C. Rd. 34, 18 km. SE of Windsor.
  5. Cottam (Cottam, 8km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Cottam, Phone: (519) 839-5181 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 723. In Gosfield North T., Essex C., on C. Rds. 27 & 34, 14 km. N of Kingsville.
  6. South Woodslee (South Woodslee, 9km) Your Host(s): Woodslee Library, Phone: (519) 975-2433 Public Reviews (1) - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 279. In Maidstone and Rochester Ts., Essex C., on Belle R. and on C. Rd. 27, 34 km SE of Windsor. The post office was established as South Woodslee in 1877. The origin of the name is unknown.
  7. Emeryville (Emeryville, 15km) Your Host(s): Emeryville Post Office, Phone: (519) 727-5082 - Leave a Public Review
In Maidstone T., Essex C., on the S shore of Lake St. Clair and C. Rd. 2, 28 km E of Windsor. First known as Emery Corners.
  8. Oldcastle (Oldcastle, 13km) Your Host(s): Elmara Construction Company Ltd., Phone: (519) 737-1253 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 2. In Sandwich South T, Essex C. on Hwy. 3 and C. Rd. 11, 5 km SE of Windsor. First shown on a 1940 railroad guide as Old Castle.
  9. McGregor (McGregor, 13km) Your Host(s): Canada Post McGregor, Phone: (519) 726-5156 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 312. In Anderton T., Essex C., on C. Rds. I0 & 11, 18 km. SE of Windsor.
  10. Paquette Corners (McGregor, 13km) Your Host(s): McGregor Post Office, Phone: (519) 726-5156 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 100. In Colchester North T., Essex C. on C. Rds. 8 & 11, 13 km S of Windsor. The name dates from the late 1700s.
  11. Cedarhurst Park (Kingsville, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Kingsville, Phone: (519) 733-2343 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 210. In Essex C. on L. Erie and C. Rd. 50, 5 km SW of Kingsville. The name derives from cedars which grow along the lakeshore
  12. Linden Beach (Kingsville, 16km) Your Host(s): Kingsville Post Office, Phone: (519) 733-2343 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 197. In Essex C.on Pigeon Bay of L. Erie and C. Rd. 50, 3 km SW of Kingsville.
13. Town of Kingsville (Lower Tier Essex) (Kingsville, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Kingsville, Phone: (519) 975-2144 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 19,000. In Gosfield South T., Essex C., on Pigeon Bay of L. Erie and C. Rds. 20 & 29, 45 km SE of Windsor.
  14. Elmstead (Tecumseh, 17km) Your Host(s): Shoppers Drug Mart Post Office, Phone: (519) 979-0009 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 190. In Maidstone T., Essex C., 20 km SE of Windsor. The post office closed here in 1964.
15. Town of Tecumseh (Lower Tier Essex) (Tecumseh, 17km) Your Host(s): Ec Library - Tecumseh Branch, Phone: (519) 735-3670 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 24,000. In Sandwich East T., Essex C., on the S shore ofL. St. Clair, 9 km E of Windsor.
  16. Belle River (Belle River, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post, Phone: (519) 728-3412 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 4,353. In Rochester T., Essex C., on L. St. Clair at the mouth of the Belle R. and C. Rds. 22 & 27, 31 km. E of Windsor.
  17. North Woodslee (Belle River, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Belle River, Phone: (519) 728-3412 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 220. In Rochester T., Essex C., on Belle R. and C. Rds. 27 & 46, 25 km. SE of Windsor. The history of the community and the origin of its name are not known.
  18. Puce (Belle River, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Belle River, Phone: (519) 728-3412 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 1,611. In Maidstone T., Essex C., on L. St. Clair and Hwy 2 and C. Rd. 25, 25 km. E of Windsor.
  19. St. Clair Beach (Belle River, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Belle River, Phone: (519) 728-3412 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 3,700. In Maidstone T., Essex C., on the S shore of L. St. Clair, 14 km. E of Windsor.
20. Town of Lakeshore (Lower Tier Essex) (Belle River, 16km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (519) 728-2700 FAX: (519) 728-9530 - Leave a Public Review
  21. Colchester (Harrow, 17km) Your Host(s): Essex County Harrow Library, Phone: (519) 738-6362 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 1,960. In Colchester South T., Essex C., on L. Erie and C. Rds. 13 & 50, 29 km SW of Leamington.
  22. Colio Estate Winery (Harrow, 17km) , Phone: (519) 738-2241 - Leave a Public Review
  23. Harrow (Harrow, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Harrow, Phone: (519) 738-6601 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 2,734. In Colchester South T., Essex C., on C. Rds. 3 & 13, 15 km. W of Kingsville. The community was first called Mungers or Mungers Corners after a pioneer family.
  24. Harrow Fair (Harrow, 17km) , Phone: (519) 738-3262 FAX: (519) 738-6872 - Leave a Public Review
Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
  25. Oxley (Harrow, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Harrow, Phone: (519) 738-6601 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 59. In Colchester South T., Essex C. on L. Erie and C. Rd. 50, 36 km SE of Windsor. The place was named in 1869, possibly after Oxley Green in East Essex, England.
  26. Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery (Harrow, 17km) , Phone: (519) 738-9253 - Leave a Public Review
  27. Ruthven (Ruthven, 18km) Your Host(s): Ruthven Library, Phone: (519) 326-8758 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 460. In Gosfield South T, Essex C., on Hwy 3, 7 km. W of Leamington.
28. City of Windsor (Single Tier Essex) (Windsor, 20km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Windsor, Phone: (519) 253-1252 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 200,062. City in Essex C., on the Detroit R. and on Hwys 3 & 401, on the Detroit R. S of Detroit MI and linked to it by a vehicular suspension bridge, auto tunnel, and rail tunnel, 190 km SW of London.
  29. Oliver (Windsor, 20km) Your Host(s): Manns Convenience, Phone: (519) 972-3076 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 160. In Sandwich West T., Essex C. on C. Rd. 9,3 km S of Windsor. Ernest Oliver sold land here in the 1800s in what was known as the Oliver Project.
  30. Staples (Staples, 18km) Your Host(s): Pelletier's Place, Phone: (519) 687-2208 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 378. In Mersea and Tilbury West Ts., Essex C., on Hwy 77 and C. Rd. 8, 12 km N of Leamington.
  31. Blytheswood (Blytheswood, 19km) Your Host(s): Blytheswood Public School, Phone: (519) 326-7054 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 87. In Mersea T., Essex C., on Hwy 77,8 km N of Leamington. The community was settled in the late 1850s by pioneers from Scotland and Quebec.