St. Ola is a dispersed rural community in the township municipality of Limerick, Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4][5][6] It takes its name from the parish of St. Olaf in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands,[7] and is now largely unoccupied.[8]
St. Ola | |
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| Etymology: from the parish of St. Olaf in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands | |
  St. Ola Location in Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′19″N 77°36′14″W / 44.8553°N 77.6039°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Central Ontario |
| County | Hastings County |
| Township municipality | Limerick |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Area code | 613, 343 |
At one time there was a Methodist church and a post office.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "St. Ola". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 304. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "St. Ola, Ontario". Ontario Abandoned Places. OAP Technologies. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ 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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