Riverstown, Ontario

Unincorporated rural community in Ontario, Canada

Riverstown

Unincorporated rural community

Riverstown

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Coordinates: 43°55′30″N 80°40′14″W﻿ / ﻿43.92500°N 80.67056°W﻿ / 43.92500; -80.67056
Country| Canada
Province| Ontario
County| Wellington
Township| Wellington North, Ontario
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
GNBC Code| FENIN[1]

Riverstown is an unincorporated rural community in Wellington North township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] Prior to 1999, Riverstown was located in Arthur Township.[3]

The Riverstown Waste Facility, operated by the County of Wellington, is located at the settlement.[4]

## History

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The Church of the Good Shepherd was established in Riverstown in 1886, and a cemetery was located nearby. In 1958, the cemetery's grave markers were placed together for display in a cement base. The church closed in 1964 and was demolished; a cairn now marks its former location next to the extant cemetery.[5][6]

A post office was located in Riverstown from 1869 to 1915.[7]

The Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway established a line through Riverstown in 1872, and a station was located there. The railway has since been abandoned and the tracks removed.[8]

By 1910, Riverstown had a shoemaker and general store, and a population of about 100.[9]

Riverstown

## References

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1. ^ a b "Riverstown". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
2. ^ "Wellington North". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
3. ^ "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
4. ^ "Garbage and Recycling". County of Wellington. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
5. ^ "Riverstown Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican Cemetery" (PDF). Ontario Genealogical Society. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
6. ^ Bloomfield, Elizabeth (1989). Inventory of Primary and Archival Sources : Guelph and Wellington County to 1940. Guelph Regional Project, University of Guelph. p. 199.
7. ^ "Riverstown". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
8. ^ Brown, Ron (2011). In Search of the Grand Trunk: Ghost Rail Lines in Ontario. Dundurn. p. 138\. ISBN 9781459717787.
9. ^ Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911. Union Publishing. 1911. p. 896.

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Wellington County, Ontario

Cities|

* Guelph 1

Towns|

* Erin
* Minto

Townships|

* Centre Wellington
* Guelph/Eramosa
* Mapleton
* Puslinch
* Wellington North

Unincorporated
communities|

* Alma
* Ariss
* Arthur
* Brucedale
* Centre Inn
* Clifford
* Cotswold
* Creek Bank
* Cumnock
* Drayton
* Drew
* Fergus
* Elora
* Harriston
* Kenilworth
* Living Springs
* Moorefield
* Mount Forest
* Olivet
* Palmerston
* Parker
* Petherton
* Ponsonby
* Riverbank
* Riverstown
* Salem
* Spier
* Stirton
* Yatton

1 Separated municipality but remains a census subdivision of the county

See also
Communities in Wellington County
Census divisions of Ontario
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