Fenelon Township, Ontario
The Township of Fenelon was a municipality in present-day Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. The township was named after François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (missionary) (1641–79) who was a missionary in New France, establishing a mission on the Bay of Quinte.
The community of Cambray within the township was named after Cambrai in France, where François Fénelon (1651–1715), younger brother of the missionary, was archbishop.
Communities
- Cameron
- Cambray
- Fenelon Falls
- Long Beach
- Sturgeon Point
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Fenelon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ Rayburn (1997) p. 118.
- ^ Rayburn (1997) p. 52.
Bibliography
- Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names in Ontario. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802006028. OCLC 36342881.
44°30′14″N 78°47′38″W / 44.50389°N 78.79389°W
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