Riverbank, Ontario

Riverbank
Unincorporated rural community

Looking east on Concession Road 16 in Riverbank
Riverbank
Riverbank
Coordinates: 43°49′11″N 80°37′26″W / 43.81972°N 80.62389°W / 43.81972; -80.62389Coordinates: 43°49′11″N 80°37′26″W / 43.81972°N 80.62389°W / 43.81972; -80.62389
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Wellington
Township Mapleton
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNBC Code FENHW[1]

Riverbank is an unincorporated rural community in Mapleton Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] Prior to 1999, Riverbank was located in Maryborough Township.[3]

The Conestogo River flows through Riverbank.

History

A post office was located in Riverbank from 1877 to 1915.[4]

The Riverbank Cheese and Butter Company was located at the settlement from 1882 to 1893.[5][6]

By 1910, Riverbank had a general store, and a daily stage to Drayton. The population was about 50.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Riverbank". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mapleton". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Riverbank". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Sessional Papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario. 7. Ontario Legislative Assembly. 1892. p. 53.
  6. ↑ "Riverbank Cheese Factory". Wellington County Museum & Archives. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911. Union Publishing. 1911. p. 896.
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