Bervie, Ontario
Bervie | |
|---|---|
| Etymology: Named after Inverbervie, Scotland | |
  Bervie Location in Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°07′56″N 81°30′15″W / 44.13222°N 81.50417°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Bruce County |
| Municicpality | Kincardine |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code | N0G 2R0 |
| Area codes | 519, 226, 548 |
Bervie is an unincorporated place and Compact Rural Community in the municipality of Kincardine, Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4][5] It is located on Ontario Highway 9, and is on the Penetangore River, which flows to Lake Huron at the town centre of Kincardine.[6]
Bervie is home to several mechanical trade shops, previously including a masonry training centre for the local high school (Kincardine & District Secondary School) that closed in 2014. It is surrounded in general by agricultural land.
History
[edit]The construction of the Durham road (Highway 9, Kincardine to Durham) through 1851 led to more settlements being established along its route. In 1853, a post-office named Bervie (named after Inverbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland) was opened in geographic Kincardine Township on lot 53, concession 1, which gave its name to the locality. A tavern was opened by John McKinney at the 60th Sideroad and near-by, through his efforts, a Presbyterian church was erected. A store and a sawmill were built at the 50th Sideroad, and gradually at this point the village of Bervie developed. Early public buildings were a school-house, an Anglican church, a Methodist church and an Orange Hall. At one time Bervie had two sawmills, a planing mill and a grist mill.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bervie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ Elevation taken from Google Maps at coordinates. Accessed 2011-09-06.
- ^ "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ "Township of Kincardine". Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ Map 4 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ Robertson, Norman (1906). The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada. Toronto: Briggs. pp. 436–437. LCCN 09010340. OCLC 16836409. OL 14002209M. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
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