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Simcoe (Southwestern Ontario, N3Y 4K7)
1. Norfolk County (Single Tier Norfolk) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (519) 426-5870 - Leave a Public Review
2. Ontario Lavender Association Phone: (613) 542-0830 - Leave a Public Review
The Ontario Lavender Association has a key mandate of supporting and developing the Ontario Lavender sector. We will do with the following objectives:
  3. Donnybrook Fair , Phone: (519) 875-3246 - Leave a Public Review
Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
  4. Greens Corner Your Host(s): Simcoe Post Office, Phone: (519) 426-1365 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 50. In Charlotteville T, Reg. Mun. of Haldimand-Norfolk on C. Rds. 1 & 10, 10 km SW of Simcoe.
  5. Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show (Norfolk County Agricultural Society) , Phone: (519) 426-7280 FAX: (519) 426-7286 - Leave a Public Review
The Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show is one of Ontario's oldest fairs and the fifth
  6. Renton Your Host(s): Simcoe Post Office, Phone: (519) 426-1365 - Leave a Public Review
In Townsend T., Norfolk C., Reg. Mun. of Haldimand-Norfolk on Hwy. 3 and C. Rd. 5, 9 km N of Port Dover.
  7. Simcoe Your Host(s): Canada Post Simcoe, Phone: (519) 426-1365 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 14,623. In the Reg. Mun. of Haldimand-Norfolk on the Lynn R. and Hwys 3 & 24, 31 km S of Brantford.
  8. Walsh Your Host(s): Canada Post Simcoe, Phone: (519) 426-1365 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 100. In Reg. Mun. of Haldimand-Norfolk on C. Rds. 3 & 10, 16 km SW of Simcoe.
9. County of Simcoe (Upper Tier Simcoe) (Midhurst, 3km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (705) 726-9300 FAX: (705) 719-4626 - Leave a Public Review
  10. Dalston (Midhurst, 3km) Your Host(s): Midhurst Public Library, Phone: (705) 737-5650 - Leave a Public Review
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.
  11. Edgar (Midhurst, 3km) Your Host(s): Midhurst Public Library, Phone: (705) 737-5650 - Leave a Public Review
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.
  12. Midhurst (Midhurst, 3km) Your Host(s): Midhurst Public Library, Phone: (705) 737-5650 - Leave a Public Review
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.
13. Barrie Cundles - Historical Post Office (Barrie, 9km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Corp., Phone: (705) 728-3592 - Leave a Public Review
  14. City of Barrie (Single Tier Simcoe) (Barrie, 9km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Corp., Phone: (705) 728-3592 - Leave a Public Review
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.
  15. Country Classic Custom Furniture (Barrie, 9km) , Toll Free Phone: (877) 974-6348 - Leave a Public Review
  16. Crown Hill (Barrie, 9km) Your Host(s): Royal Victoria Hospital, Phone: (705) 728-9802 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 63. In Oro T., Simcoe C., on Hwys. 11 & 400 and C. Rd. 93, 7 km NE of Barrie.
  17. Guthrie (Barrie, 9km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Barrie, Phone: (705) 728-3592 - Leave a Public Review
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.
  18. Holly (Barrie, 9km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Barrie, Phone: (705) 728-3592 - Leave a Public Review
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.
  19. Coulson (Oro, 10km) Your Host(s): Oro Post Office, Phone: (705) 487-3917 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 29. In Medonte & Oro Ts., Simcoe C., on C. Rd. 22, 16 km SW of Orillia. James Coulson built a grist- and sawmill when he moved here in 1864. The post office was established at his mill the same year.
20. Township of Oro-Medonte (Lower Tier Simcoe) (Oro, 10km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (705) 487-2171 FAX: (705) 487-0133 - Leave a Public Review
  21. Gilchrist Bay (on the CNR) (Shanty Bay, 10km) Your Host(s): Village Milk, Phone: (705) 722-3300 - Leave a Public Review
In Oro T, Simcoe C. near Shanty Bay on the CNR. Named for a family that operated the post office from their home from 1891-1910.
  22. Shanty Bay (Shanty Bay, 10km) Your Host(s): Madeleine's Restaurant, Phone: (705) 487-5896 Public Reviews (1) - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 335. In Oro T., Simcoe C., on the N shore of Kempenfelt Bay off L. Simcoe and Rds. 20 & 57,13 km NE of Barrie.
  23. Edenvale (Minesing, 12km) Your Host(s): Village Variety Store, Toll Free Phone: (866) 607-6301 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 78. In Vespra T., Simcoe C. on the Nottawasaga R. and Hwy. 26, 25 km NW of Barrie.
  24. Minesing (Minesing, 12km) Your Host(s): Minesing Public Library, Phone: (705) 722-6440 - Leave a Public Review
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.'
25. Township of Springwater (Lower Tier Simcoe) (Minesing, 12km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (705) 728-4784 FAX: (705) 728-6957 - Leave a Public Review
  26. Craighurst (Hillsdale, 16km) Your Host(s): Hillsdale Post Office, Phone: (705) 835-0734 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 90. In Medonte & Vespra Ts., where the Ts. of Flos, Medonte, Oro and Vespra Ts. meet and Simcoe C., on C. Rds. 22 & 93, 26 km SW of Orillia.
27. Hillsdale (Hillsdale, 16km) Your Host(s): Hillsdale Variety, Phone: (705) 835-6785 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 523. In Medonte T., Simcoe C., on Hwy 93,28 km SE of Penetanguishene. Patrick Murphy, a retired soldier, settled in 1829.
28. Anten Mills (Phelpston, 15km) Your Host(s): Fred's Service Ctr., Phone: (705) 322-2152 Public Reviews (2) - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 620. In Vespra T., Simcoe C., on Hwy 26 and C. Rd. 22 and the CNR, 14.5 km. NW of Barrie.
  29. Apto (Phelpston, 15km) Your Host(s): Fred's Service Ctr., Phone: (705) 322-2152 - Leave a Public Review
In Flos T., Simcoe C. On C. Rd. 27, just NW of C. Rd. 22, 14 km. NW of Barrie. First known as Silver Maple, the place was called Apto after a place in Spain when the post office opened in 1856.
  30. Phelpston (Phelpston, 15km) Your Host(s): Phelpston Tavern, Phone: (705) 322-3191 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 342. In Flos T., Simcoe C., 3 km SW of C. Rd. 27, 24 km. NW of Barrie. The community was named in 1871 after lumberman Orson James Phelps, an early settler and MLA from 1884-90.
  31. Oro Station (Oro Station, 14km) Your Host(s): Oro Station General Store, Phone: (705) 487-2005 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 147. In Oro T., Simcoe C. on C. Rd. 20, 21 km. NE of Barrie. The T. was surveyed in 1811 by S. J. Wilmot and was originally conceived as a settlement for black slaves fleeing the United States.
32. Barrie Fair (Essa and District Agricultural Society ) (Thornton, 20km) , Phone: (705) 726-1200 - Leave a Public Review
The Essa Agriplex offers world class equestrian facilities and hosts the yearly Barrie Fair.
  33. Thornton (Thornton, 20km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Thornton, Phone: (705) 458-9821 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 1,001. In Essa and Innisfil Ts., Simcoe C., onC. Rds. 21 & 27, 17 km. S of Barrie.
  34. Alcona (Innisfil, 20km) Your Host(s): Innisfil Public Library, Phone: (705) 431-7410 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 659. In Innisfil T., Simcoe C., on the W shore of L. Simcoe, 16 km SE of Barrie.
  35. Barclay (Innisfil, 20km) Your Host(s): Innisfil Post Office, Phone: (705) 436-4622 - Leave a Public Review
In Innisfil T., Simcoe C., on C. Rds. 4 & 2, 17 km SE of Barrie
  36. Big Bay Point (Innisfil, 20km) Your Host(s): Big Bay Point Ice Hut Rentals, Phone: (705) 791-8489 - Leave a Public Review
In Innisfil T., Simcoe C., at the mouth of Kempenfelt Bay offL. Simcoe, 15 km E of Barrie.
  37. Big Cedar Point (Innisfil, 20km) Your Host(s): Shoppers Drug Post Office, Phone: (705) 436-2874 - Leave a Public Review
In Innisfil T., Simcoe C., on the W shore of Cook's Bay off L. Simcoe, 16 km SE of Barrie.
38. Town of Innisfil (Lower Tier Simcoe) (Innisfil, 20km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Innisfil, Phone: (705) 436-4622 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 24,853. Town in the Reg. Mun. of Innisfil in the T. ofinnisfil, Simcoe C. on C. Rd. 4,16 km. SE of Barrie, created in 1991 by uniting the village of Cookstown, the T. ofinnisfil and parts of West Gwillimbury and Tecumseth Ts.
  39. Bluewater Beach (Elmvale, 20km) Your Host(s): Elmvale Post Office, Phone: (705) 322-1033 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 75. In Tiny T., Simcoe C., on Nottawasaga Bay off Georgian Bay on C. Rd. 29, 21 km SW of Midland.
  40. Drysdale House Antiques (Elmvale, 20km) , Phone: (705) 322-4011 - Leave a Public Review