Bruce County History

County History

Surname Index for the History of the County of Bruce by Norman Robertson (PDF, 790 KB)

Settlement History

The Durham Road

Military History

The 160th Bruce Battalion

The 32nd Bruce Battalion

Political History

The 19 member Bruce County Council. This photo was taken between 1896 and 1924. The only identified person is county treasurer Norman Robertson, front row left.

Wardens of the County of Bruce

Members of the Parliament of Canada Representing the County of Bruce

Members of the Legislature of the Province of Canada (Canada West) Representing the County of Bruce

Members of the Legislature of the Province of Ontario Representing the County of Bruce

Municipal History

Municipalities within the County of Bruce prior to the 1998 amalgamation. Please see the links page for the names of the new municipalities.

Towns	Townships	Villages
Chesley	Albemarle	Hepworth
Kincardine	Amabel	Lion's Head
Port Elgin	Arran	Lucknow
Southampton	Brant	Mildmay
Walkerton	Bruce	Paisley
Wiarton	Carrick	Ripley
	Culross	Tara
	Eastnor	Teeswater
	Elderslie	Tiverton
	Greenock
	Huron
	Kincardine
	Kinloss
	Lindsay
	St. Edmunds
	Saugeen

    Railroads History

The Society wishes to thank Robert J. Hughes who has allowed us to link to his website - The Railway History Page which contains the information below.

Wellington, Grey & Bruce Railway

The Grand Trunk, Georgian Bay & Lake Erie Railway (Scroll down to GTGB&LER Consolidation)

The Toronto, Grey & Bruce Railway

The Walkerton And Lucknow Railway

Lighthouses History

Bruce Coast Lighthouse Tour

Marine History

See links to Lake Huron charts on the Maps page.

Fathom Five National Marine Park of Canada

Tobermory Area Shipwrecks

The question of a harbour of refuge on the Canada coast of Lake Huron, discussed at some length by the Inverhuron Harbour Committee, County of Bruce, 1869