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Oaks, The
See: Oaks Cemetery, Old.
Oaks Cemetery, Old
An old, now plowed over and disappeared, cemetery on old lot 28 beside
the Athelstan Road at the junction with the Lost Nation Road.
(45.044N/74.182W)
Oak Creek (Ruisseau a la Boue)
A tributary of the Châteauguay River with its source in the US in the
region east of Trout River Lines (NY). It crosses the border 1.9mi
(3.2km) east of Trout River Customs (44.992N/74.263W) and flows NE
through Elgin Township to its mouth with the Châteauguay River, 1.2mi
(2km) NNW of Athelstan Village. (45.051N/74.189W) It was locally known
as Mud Creek, Oakstream, and Otter Creek.
Oak Creek Bridge
A bridge on the Second Concession Road (Elgin) where it crosses the Oak
Creek, 0.9mi (1.5km) east of the Smaill Sideroad. (45.021N/74.251W)
Oakstream
An old local name for Oak Creek in Elgin.
O'Brian Corners
An old hamlet in northern New York State, located at the corner of US
RT11 and the Irona Road, 6.4mi (10.3km) WSW of Mooers (NY).
(44.923N/73.705W)
Odell-McKay Cemetery
A small cemetery located on Lavallee Road, close to the junction with
Rte 219. (45.068N/73.587W) The land was donated by Squire John Manning
in the early 1800s.
Odelltown
A old settlement located next to Rte 221, 2.9mi (4.7km) south of
Lacolle. (45.041N/73.388W) Named after Squire Joshua Odell. It was the
location of a battle in the 1838 Patriot Rebellion.
Odelltown Methodist Cemetery
A cemetery located behind the Odelltown Methodist Church, close to the
junction with Montée Odelltown. (45.042N/73.388W)
Odelltown Post Office
The Odelltown Post Office operated from 1878 until 1913.
Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railway
A reorganized name for the Ogdensburg Railroad (previously Northern
Railroad of New York) in 1864.
Ogdensburg Railroad
The reorganized name for the Northern Railroad of New York in 1858.
Ogilvie('s) Creek
A tributary of the English River with it's source along Tullochgorum
Concession and it's mouth at the present day Howick Village.
(45.190N/73.849W)
Ogilvie's Hill
A hill on the Second Range (St-Anicet or Godmanchester) somewhere on the
west side of the Teafield. Exact location not yet determined?
O'Hare's Corners
Somewhere? along the Quesnel Sideroad, either close to Laguerre or
possibly at the Chemin des Prairies corner.
Old Beauharnois Canal
See: Beauharnois Canal, Old.
Old Military Tract
An area in the original Clinton County (NY) (now including Franklin
County) that was granted after 1783 to solders of the Revolutionary War.
Old Military Turnpike
Another name for the Military Turnpike (NYS RT190) in northern New York
State.
Old Road (Hemmingford)
A road on the east side of Rte 219, 2.3mi (3.7km) north of Hemmingford.
It was a section of the old highway that was cut off and bypassed when
the highway was straightened in the 1950s. (45.078N/73.580W)
O'Neil('s) Corners (St-Anicet)
A hamlet that was located at the corner of the Quesnel Sideroad and the
east end of the Leahy Road. (45.098N/74.279W)
O'Neil's Corners Post Office
The O'Neil's Corners Post Office operated from 1902 until 1915.
O'Neill Settlement
A settlement on Covey Hill, 0.5mi (0.8km) SSW of Covey Hill Corners (Rte
203 and Covey Hill Road). (45.013N/73.760W) Not to be confused with
O'Neil Corners (St-Anicet).
O'Neill's Lines
Another name for Frontier Lines.
Ormstown (Orms Town)
A region in the western side of the seigniory of Beauharnois. It was
bounded on the northwest side by the St-Louis River and Lake St-Francis,
on the northeast by North Georgetown region, on the southeast by the
Châteauguay River and on the southwest by Godmanchester Township
(Huntingdon County). (45.16N/74.04W) Unlike the other regions of the
Seigniory of Beauharnois which were named after Alexander Ellice's
children, he was not known to have a child named Orm, so the origin of
the name is unknown? Sometimes written as two words.
Ormstown Catholic Cemetery
See: Cimetière de St-Malachie.
Ormstown Concession
See: Upper Ormstown and Lower Ormstown Concessions.
Ormstown Island
It is not really an island, just a long narrow point between the
Châteauguay River and the Outarde River, located 0.7mi (1.1km) west of
Ormstown and running west to the Boyd Settlement in Hinchinbrooke. Also
known as Jamestown Island.
Ormstown Methodist Cemetery
See: St-Johns Methodist Cemetery.
Ormstown, Municipality of
A local administrative district created in 1845, consisting of the old
seigniorial region of Ormstown and part of the regions of Jamestown,
North Georgetown and South Georgetown. It was part of the reform that
replaced the first Municipal District of Beauharnois created in 1841 and
it in turn was replaced in 1847 with another reform creating the
Municipal Districts of Beauharnois, numbers One and Two. In 1855, there
was further reform when the Counties were reborn. It was a confusing
time. In 2000, another Municipality of Ormstown was created with the
merger of the Parish of St-Malachie-d'Ormstown with the Village of
Ormstown.
Ormstown Post Office
The Ormstown Post Office has been in operation since 1839. It was
located in the village of Durham (later Ormstown Village).
Ormstown Protestant Cemetery
See: Ormstown Union Cemetery, St-Paul's Presbyterian Cemetery, St-John's
Methodist Cemetery, and St-James Anglican Cemeteries, Old and present.
Ormstown Station
A railway station on the Montreal and Champlain Junction Railway (later
Grand Trunk Railway and eventually CNR) built in 1881. It was located on
the north side of the Village of Durham, later called Ormstown Village,
where the railway line crossed Rte 201. (45.130N/74.000W)
Ormstown Station Post Office
The Ormstown Station Post Office operated from 1899 until 1961.
Ormstown Union Cemetery
A protestant cemetery serving the Ormstown United and Presbyterian
congregations. It was founded in 1892 and is located on Rte 138, 0.6mi
(0.9km) east of the junction with Rte 201. (45.123N/73.976W)
Ormstown Village
A village located on the Châteauguay River, about 20mi (32km) upstream
from Châteauguay. It was incorporated as an independent town in 1889. It
was previously named Durham, although the Ormstown Village name had been
in common use for some time before incorporation. See also: South
Durham.
Otter Creek
An old indian name for Oak Creek in Elgin Township.
Ouest, Chemin (Hemmingford)
A mis-spelling of the Quest Road showing on some modern road maps.
Outarde River (Rivière aux Outarde)
A tributary of the Châteauguay River with its mouth 0.5mi (0.8km) west
of Ormstown Village. (45.123N/74.003W) It splits into East and West
branches SE of Dewittville, with the West branch draining an area NE of
Athelstan and the East Branch having its source near the US border south
of Franklin Centre and flowing north along the boundary of Hinchinbrooke
and Ormstown. The name Outarde is a French Canadian word for a Canada
Goose.
Outarde River East (Rivière aux Outardes-Est)
The East Branch of the Rivière Outarde. On an 1896 map, its lower
portion was called Black Creek and the upper eastern stretch was called
White Creek.
Outarde Concession (Jamestown)
The concession along the south side of the Outarde River in Jamestown
region of the Seigniory of Beauharnois. It was also called Little
Jamestown.
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