Nemegos, Ontario

Nemegos
Etymology: Named for the Nemegosenda River
Nemegos Location of Nemegos in Ontario
Coordinates: 47°43′32″N 83°12′13″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Sudbury
Part	Sudbury, Unorganized, North
Founded	1890s
Elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code FSA	P0M
Area codes	705, 249

Nemegos is an unincorporated place and community in geographic Halsey Township[1] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2] It is on the Nemegosenda River in the James Bay drainage basin, and also is on the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line,[3] between the railway points of Devon to the west and Tophet to the east.

History

Nemegos was established in the 1890s as a sectional point on the CPR between the divisional points of Chapleau to the west and Cartier to the east.[4][5] The residents were a mix of native and European settlers, primarily Finnish people. The post office was opened in 1912 by S.A. Hatch. There was a store, hotel, bunkhouses and a one-room school. Some of the men worked on the CPR; however, most were logging contractors, producing axe ties under contract to Austin, Nicholson Ltd. of nearby Chapleau.[5]

Transportation

Nemegos railway station is served by the Via Rail Sudbury – White River train.

References

1. "Halsey" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
2. "Nemegos". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
3. Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
4. "Ontario and Quebec Railway Territories" from the 2nd Edition, 1915, Atlas of Canada (Map). 1 : 2,217,600. Natural Resources Canada. 1913. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
5. Charbonneau, Yvan (2010-10-02). "History". Nemegos. Ontario Ghost Towns. Retrieved 2011-09-11.

External links

• Nemegos at Ontario Ghost Towns; includes photos