Bruce County Historical Society
Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Incorporated 1901 - 1915 Re-incorporated 1957
Bruce County History
Municipal History
See the maps page for links to fire insurance plans for some of the towns and villages.
Towns
Town of Chesley
Town of Kincardine
 Town of Kincardine crest |
 Kincardine |
Kincardine, an article in The Toronto Daily Mail, Saturday, July 29, 1893.
Town of Port Elgin
 Port Elgin |
Town of Southampton
 Southampton |
 Southampton |
Town of Walkerton
 Bruce County House of Refuge, Walkerton |
 Walkerton Post Office |
 Coronation Bridge, Walkerton |
 Walkerton 1857 real estate sale |
Walkerton, an article in The Toronto Daily Mail, Saturday, December 10, 1892.
Town of Wiarton
 Wiarton |
 Wiarton |
Townships
Township of Albemarle
Township of Amabel
 Sauble Beach |
 Sauble Beach |
Township of Arran
Township of Brant
Township of Bruce
| Year Surveyed | 1851 |
| Surveyor | |
| First Settlers | 1850 - Timothy Allen, Hugh & William McManamy |
| Year Founded | |
| Year Incorporated | January 1, 1856 |
| First Reeve | Archibald Sinclair |
| Year Unincorporated | 1998 |
| Last Reeve | Howard Ribey |
Township of Carrick
Township of Culross
Township of Eastnor
Township of Elderslie
Township of Greenock
Township of Huron
Township of Kincardine
| Year Surveyed | 1847-1850 |
| Surveyors | 1847 - Alex Wilkinson PLS, Lake Range lots. 1848-49 - A.P. Brough PLS, Durham Road and 3 concessions north and south of it. 1850 - J.W. Bridgland PLS, rest of township. |
| First Settlers | 1848 - Allan Cameron and William Withers |
| Year Founded | 1847 |
| Year Incorporated | January 1, 1852 |
| First Reeve | William Rastell |
| Year Unincorporated | 1998 |
| Last Reeve | Gordon Jarrell |
Township of Kinloss
Township of Lindsay
Township of St. Edmunds
 Tobermory |
Township of Saugeen
Villages
Village of Hepworth
Village of Lion's Head
Village of Lucknow
Village of Mildmay
Village of Paisley
Village of Ripley
Village of Tara
Village of Teeswater
Village of Tiverton
 Village of Tiverton crest |
 Village of Tiverton seal |
 Queen St, Tiverton |
 John C. McEwen, First Reeve of Tiverton |
| Village of Tiverton | |
| Year Surveyed | |
| Surveyor | |
| First Settler | 1850 - Timothy Allen |
| Year Founded | 1857 |
| Year Incorporated | 1879 |
| First Reeve | John C. McEwen |
| Year Unincorporated | January 1, 1998 |
| Last Reeve | Janice Morris |