Craigmont, Ontario

Dispersed rural communityUnincorporated area in Ontario, Canada

Craigmont

Dispersed rural community
Unincorporated area

Craigmont with Mount Robillard in the background

Craigmont

Location in southern Ontario

Coordinates: 45°17′45″N 77°38′06″W﻿ / ﻿45.29583°N 77.63500°W﻿ / 45.29583; -77.63500[1]
Country| Canada
Province| Ontario
County| Hastings
Municipality| Carlow/Mayo
Elevation

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| 338 m (1,109 ft)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code|

K0L

Area codes| 613, 343

Craigmont is a dispersed rural community, unincorporated place, and ghost town in Carlow/Mayo, Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada. It lies adjacent to the municipal boundary with Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan in Renfrew County. It was a former mining town that produced corundum from deposits in Mount Robillard, directly north of the community.

In 1876, the mountain was discovered as a source for corundum. In 1900, mining operations began by the Canada Corundum Company. A settlement, consisting of both a company town and a private town, grew to a peak population of 600 persons, making it the world's largest Corundum producer at that time. But in 1913, a fire destroyed the mill, resulting in job loss and a gradual decline. By 1921, Craigmont was a ghost town.

A small community remains along County Road 517 (the former Ontario Highway 517), with some of the original buildings and ruins on private property.

## References

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1. ^ "Craigmont". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-17. (community)
2. ^ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-08-17.

Other map sources:

* Map 10 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
* Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2014-08-17.

## External links

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* Michal Adamowicz, "Craigmont Mine, the Mountain of Corundum in Ontario", photo essay (2008)
* Ghosttowns.com - Craigmont ghost town

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