Kirkton, Ontario

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Kirkton is a community in Ontario, Canada, in the municipality of South Huron. Today it is a collection of homes at the intersection of Highway 23 (aka Road 164) and county line 8.

In 1861, with the help of his brothers Robert and James, Timothy Eaton set up a bakery business in the town. It went under after only a few months and after briefly operating a small dry-goods store in the nearby town of St. Marys, Ontario, Eaton purchased a dry-goods and haberdashery business at 178 Yonge Street in the rapidly growing city of Toronto ,which became the foundation of the Eaton's department store chain.

Saint Paul's Anglican Church of Canada is located in the town. The first church, built in 1862, was a frame structure, later replaced by the current brick building. The bell that hung in the first building is still in use as of 2005.

Canadian fiddle Champ, Ward Allen, was born in the hamlet in 1924.

Noted Country singer,actor,comedian and holder of both the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario Gordon Robert Tapp,professionally known as Gordie Tapp,cast member of the popular U.S. television series Hee Haw, was born in the community in 1922.

The postal code for Kirkton is NOK 1KO and it is located in the telephone area code 519.