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St. Ola, Ontario

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Dispersed rural community in Ontario, Canada
St. Ola
dispersed rural community
Etymology: from the parish of St. Olaf in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
Map of Southern Ontario with a dot at the location of St. OlaMap of Southern Ontario with a dot at the location of St. OlaSt. OlaLocation in Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°51′19″N 77°36′14″W / 44.8553°N 77.6039°W / 44.8553; -77.6039
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionCentral Ontario
CountyHastings County
Township municipalityLimerick
Elevation308 m (1,010 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Area code613, 343

St. Ola is a dispersed rural community in the township municipality of Limerick, Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada. It takes its name from the parish of St. Olaf in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, and is now largely unoccupied.

At one time there was a Methodist church and a post office.

References

  1. ^ "St. Ola". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
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  4. "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  5. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  6. Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  7. Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 304. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  8. krassoc (6 February 2015). "St. Ola Methodist Church – Limerick Township, Hastings County, Ontario". Fadedgenes — A Chronicle of the people of the Methodist Church in Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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