Norfolk County, Rural municipality in Ontario, Canada
Norfolk County encompasses 1,607 square kilometers of agricultural land, forests, and shoreline along the northern coast of Lake Erie at 200 meters elevation.
The territory became a county in 1792, merged with Haldimand County in 1974, and regained independent municipal status in 2001 after provincial reforms.
The Norfolk Historical Society maintains the Eva Brook Donly Museum in Simcoe, preserving local archives and artifacts since its establishment in 1900.
The municipality lies 97 kilometers southeast of London and 56 kilometers southwest of Hamilton, making it accessible within two hours from Toronto.
The Big Creek National Wildlife Area contains marshlands where visitors can observe more than 200 different bird species during annual migrations.
Location: Ontario
Inception: 1792
Elevation above the sea: 200 m
Shares border with: Norwich, Haldimand County
Website: http://norfolkcounty.ca
GPS coordinates: 42.85000,-80.26670
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:51
Turkey Point Provincial Park
17.1 km
Backus Mill Heritage and Conservation Centre
27.4 km
Backstage Capitol Theatre
18.8 km
Fort Norfolk
18.5 km
The Greens at Renton
3.8 km
Cliff Site
9.2 km
Port Dover Harbour Museum
9.1 km
Christ Church/Vandenberghe Residence
19.9 km
Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse
9.3 km
Old Town Hall, Port Dover
8.8 km
Upper Farm Cemetery
11.2 km
Vittoria Baptist Church
10.8 km
Vittoria Town Hall
10.8 km
Waterford Old Town Hall
9.4 km
Haldimand Conservation Area
23 km
Finlay/Bingleman Residence
11 km
Court House Square/Governor Simcoe Square
3.6 km
MacDonald's Net Shanty
9.1 km
Canada's First Forestry Station/St. Williams Interpretive Centre
22.3 km
Wintering Site
8.8 km
Normandale Furnace
16 km
S.S. No. 11 Teeterville
17.9 km
York Mausoleum/Waterford Greenwood Cemetery
8.7 km
Ivey Residence and Dam
7.2 km
Quance Saw Mill
19.2 km
Cottonwood Mansion
26.4 km
Union School
27 km
Lynnwood / Campbell-Reid House
3.3 kmReviews
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