Mulmur Township

Bibliographies
Cemeteries
Chronology
Pioneer Families
Villages

History of the township:

1823-25 - 1st survey and settlement occurs around the village of Stanton (Hands and Walkers); several members of the Gallaugher family settled at Mansfield
1826 - settlement of Honeywood by Tupline, Murdy, Lamont, Markel and Mortimer families
1851 - population was 766
1851 - Mulmur becomes incorporated
1871 - population was 3505
1872 - Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Simcoe was published; lists people by village/town and by township
1881 - population was 4211
1901 - population was 3253

Villages of the township:

References taken from: Carter, Floreen Ellen. Place names of Ontario. London, Ont.: Phelps Publishing Company, 1984.

Banda - settlement located 30 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established in 1860 and the first postmaster was John Cleminger. The office closed on October 1, 1915.

Black Bank (also known as Britannia) - rural community located 25 mles north of Orangeville. The post office was established in 1868 and the first postmaster was H. Heitman. The office closed on January 1, 1915. "Black Bank was named for a small village in Ireland." (p. 147)

Earnscliffe - rural community located 20 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established in 1891 and the first postmistress was E. Robinson. The office closed on September 1, 1915.

Honeywood (also known as Yorkshire Settlement) - rural community located 25 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established on July 1, 1865 and the first postmaster was Robert Lawrence. "Since most of the settlers came from the shire of York, England, for half the century it was nown as Yorkshire Settlement, but as the settlers passed away, so did the name." (p.1347)

Mansfield - rural community located on the 6th line and no 10 sideroad (one of the first settlements). The post office was established on December 31, 1858 and the first postmaster was W. Colquhoun. "First settlers in Mansfield were the Gallaghers. The place was named for the Manse of the Glebe Church, and has been misspelled as Mansefield." (p. 710)

Perm - rural community located 21 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established in 1872 and the first postmaster was paul Gallagher. The office closed on September 1, 1915.

Primrose - rural community located 12 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established on September 1, 1860 and the first postmaster was C. McCutheon. The office closed on October 1, 1914.

Randwick - rural community located in 25 miles northeast of Orangeville. The post office was established on January 1, 1874 and the first postmaster was Wiliam Parkhill. The office closed on October 1, 1915.

Rosemont - rural community located in the Southeast corner of Mulmur on the township line between Mulmur and Mono. The post office was established on July 1, 1861 and the first postmaster was George Cumming.

Ruskview - rural community located 36 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established in 1884 and the first postmaster was Robert Reid. The office closed on December 31, 1916. "..named Ruskview for Mr. William Rusk." (p.1024)

Stanton - rural community located 20 miles northeast of Orangeville. The post office was established on July 1, 1867 and the first postmaster was William H. Beatty. The office closed on September 1, 1915.

Terra Nova - rural community located on the Pine River 15 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established on September 1, 1891 and the first postmaster was John Walker. The office closed on October 31, 1967.

Violet Hill - rural community located 17 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established in 1879 and the first postmaster was Francis Robinson. The office closed on August 1, 1917.

Whitfield (also known as Campbell's Corners) - rural community located on the Pine River 18 miles north of Orangeville. The post office was established on December 1, 1854 and the first postmaster was Robert Campbell. The office closed on January 1, 1915. "First settler were the Campbells from Trafalgar. Post office names for Eames Whitby, one of the first settlers and the first Magistrate. Place was known as Whitbyfield for a period." (p. 186)

Cemeteries:

PLEASE NOTE: all/most cemetery transcriptions can be found at the North York Public Library in the Canadian Room (6th floor).

Banda Methodis Cemetery (Baker's Church)
Campbell Family Cemetery (Private)
Christ Church Anglican Cemetery (Whitfield)
Honeywood Cemetery
Honeywood Cenotaph Cemetery
Mansfield Cemetery
Mansfield Cenotaph Cemetery
Mulmur Pioneer Cemetery
Perm Methodist Cemetery
Primrose Presbyterian Cemetery
St. Luke's Anglican Cemetery
Whitfield Methodist Cemetery

Pioneer Families/Family Inquiries:

The families listed below were among the first settlers in this township. If you would like to submit a family query, please fill in a message on the Dufferin County Message Board. If you are interested in posting a link to your family tree homepage, please email me the URL.

Gallaugher, Graham, Hands, Holmes, Lamont, Lloyd, Markle, Mortimer, Murdy, Tupline, Walker, and Whitley

Bibliographies on the township:

These items (*) are available through interlibrary loans from the National Library of Canada:

*Christ Church Anglican, Banda, con.2, lots 1 & 2, Nottawasaga, Twp, Simcoe Co.; Methodist Cemetery, Banda, con. 6, lost [sic[ 32, Mulmur Twp, Dufferin Co.. Barrie, Ont. : Ontario Genealogicial Society, Simcoe County Branch, 1984?.

*Mulmur Historical Committee. Mulmur, the story of a township. [Ontario] : Mulmur Historical Committee, 1951. [University of Toronto Library owns a copy also]

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