An attempted residential development in the 1910s, located in
the northeast corner of Châteauguay. It was not
successful.
Garden City (Huntingdon)
A residential area developed around the old WW2 Army
barracks. It is located on the west side of Rte
202, 0.25mi (0.4km) SE of the bridge.
(45.084N/74.169W)
Garden Island
An island in the Châteauguay River, north of the
dam.
Gardiner's Island
An island in the St-Lawrence off the St-Regis Indian Reserve.
Exact location is not known.?
Gardiner's Point
A point on the St-Lawrence River south shore at Dundee.
Likely an early name for Fraser's Point or a point closeby.
Gardner's Creek
A tributary on the west side of the Châteauguay River,
0.4mi (0.7km) SW of the Turcot Bridge at Georgetown.
(45.196N/73.873W)
Gare de <xxxx>, La
French for Station. See: <xxxx> Station.
Garland
A hamlet on the Black River, 2.9m (4.6km) WSW of
St-Chrysostome Village. (45.082N/73.816W)
Garland Post Office
The Garland Post Office operated from 1882 until 1913.
Gasparine
A hamlet that was located 1.9mi (3.1km) ENE of
St-Clothilde-de-Châteauguay on the Montée Pion,
1.1mi (1.8km) SW of the Chemin de la Rivière.
(45.172N/73.642W)
Gasparine Post Office
The Gasparine Post Office operated from 1887 until 1914.
Prior to that, it was named Ste-Clothilde-de-Châteauguay
Post Office. The Ste-Clothilde Post name was then moved to the
present day Ste-Clothilde-de-Châteauguay.
Gavin Bridge (Elgin)
A bridge across the Trout River at Kensington
(Hendersonville). Named after Hugh Gavin who purchased the
bridge in 1896. There was probably an older wooden bridge at
this site but its name is unknown at this time?.
Gentle-Welch Cemetery
A private cemetery located on the south side of Rte
202, 1.9mi (3.1km) WSW of Franklin Centre.
(45.022N/73.961W)
George's Mill
The original mill at Howick built by the Seigniory of
Beauharnois in early 1800s.
George's Mill Domain
Land along the west side of the the English River, reserved
for a village next to George's Mill at what became Howick
Village.
Georgetown (George Town)
See: North Georgetown and South Georgetown. Named after
Alexander Ellice's son George. Sometimes written as two
words.
Georgetown Cemetery
A protestant cemetery located beside the Georgetown
Presbyterian Church near Howick, at the junction of Rte
138 and Mill Road (Howick). (45.198N/73.862W) First used
in 1806.
Georgetown Concession
The range of lots on the west side of the English River from
Howick Village to Aubrey. (center 45.155N/73.835W)
Georgetown Bridge
See: Turcot Bridge.
Geraldine (Havelock)
A hamlet that was located on Covey Hill Road, west of the top
of the hill, at the corner of the Stevenson Sideroad
(Montée Stevenson). (45.017N/73.835W)
Geraldine Post Office
The Geraldine Post Office operated from 1876 until 1914.
Gervais, La Montée
A road running NE from Rang Double (St-Urbain), 1.6mi (2.6km)
SE of St-Urbain-Premier. It was called Montée
Grande-Ligne at one time.
Gibson Corners (NY)
An old hamlet in northern New York State, located at the
corner of Clinton Mills Road and Bull Run Road, 5mi (8km) north
of Ellenburg (NY). (44.964N/73.825W)
Gilfillan Trail
An old road or trail that ran from the Stevenson Sideroad,
between Rte 202 and Covey Hill Road (above where
there is a jog in the road) (45.030N/73.835W), east along the
hill, through the jog in Rte 203 at Waddell's and on
to the "flat rock area at Vincent's" on Rte 202,
east of Havelock Corners. It served a number of houses that were
built along the path on the expectation that the trail would
become a regular road (it didn't). It was probably named after
James Gilfillan or his family who were early settlers on Covey
Hill.
Gilmore Sideroad (Elgin)
A road running from the Third Concession Road at Glenelm,
1.5mi (2.5km) west of Athelstan, NW to the Athelstan Road (Chemin
Athelstan). (45/046N/74.194W)
Gilvies Rapids
A rapids on the Chateaugauy near the Georgetown Church.
Probably a contraction of Ogilvie's, who owned a farm next to it.
(45.199N/73.861W)
Girard (St-Blaise)
A hamlet that was located on 94th Avenue where the CNR rail
line crosses the road. Named after Thomas Girard, the first
postmaster. (45.179N/73.303W)
Girard Post Office
The Girard Post Office operated from 1889 until 1946. Prior
to that, it was called Mont St-Nicholas Post Office.
Girard Station
A railway station on the Grand Trunk rail line from St-Jean
to Rouses Point (NY). It was located on the Second Grand-Ligne
Road where the rail line crossed. (45.179N/73.303W) It was
previously called St-Nicholas Station.
Giroux Island
An island in the St-Lawrence River between Coteau Landing and
Grande-Île. (45.260N/74.188W) The Coteau Railway Bridge
passes over it.
Giroux, Montée
A road running from Rte 202 at Corbin's Corners,
4.7mi (7.5km) west of Hemmingford, north to the Cowan Road.
(45.057N/73.686W) Named after Albert Giroux, a resident.
glebe
A clergy reserve for the support of an individual
church.
Glenelm (Elgin)
A hamlet on the Third Concession Road (Elgin), 1.5mi (2.5km)
west of Athelstan at the corner of the Gilmore Sideroad.
(45.036N/74.205W)
Glenelm Post Office
The Glenelm Post Office operated from 1910 until 1968.
Godmanchester, Municipality of
A local administrative district created in 1845, consisting
of the old Township of Godmanchester and part of the Parish of
St-Anicet. It was part of the reform that replaced the first
Municipal District of Beauharnois created in 1841 and it in turn
was replaced in 1847 with another reform creating the Beauharnois
District Council, Division Numbers One and Two. In 1855, there
was further reform when the Counties were reborn. It was a
confusing time.
Godmanchester Township (Canton de
Godmanchester)
One of three townships in Huntingdon County created in the
1790s. It comprised the area bounded on the northeast by the
Seigniory of Beauharnois, on the northwest by Lake St-Francis, on
the southeast by the Châteauguay and Trout Rivers, on the
south by the US border. (center 45.1N/74.25W) It was named after
a town in Huntingdonshire in England.
Godmanchester Village
A village established in the early 1800s at the junction of
the two branches of the Laguerre River, about 2.6mi (4.3km) SE of
the Lake St-Francis shoreline. It is also 0.5mi (0,8km) west of
the corner of Chemin Rivière LaGuerre and Quesnel
Sideroad. (45.119N/74.315W) Also named La Guerre or La Guerre
Village. It was largely flooded when the lake level rose
following the construction of dams at Valleyfield in 1849.
The Godmanchester name showed on some old maps for the village of
Cazaville but I have not found any evidence that this was in
common use.
Golden Sideroad (Hinchinbrooke)
A now abandoned road running from the First Concession Road
(Hinchinbrooke), just slightly east of the Rockburn Sideroad,
south to the US border. (45.004N/74.004W) The name may? have been
a corruption of Goldie, the family that had farms nearby. May
also have been called Montgomery Sideroad?.
gore
A general term meaning a triangular or irregular shaped area
of land.
Gore, The (Hinchinbrooke)
A triangular area comprising the Seventh and Eighth (and
maybe? the Sixth) concessions in Hinchinbrooke Township, bounded
by the Gowan Road on the south, the Gore Road on the northwest
and the Rockburn Sideroad on the northeast. (45.05N/74.05W)
Gore Cemetery
A protestant cemetery located on Gore Road (Hinchinbrooke),
0.8mi (1.3km) east of the junction with Rte 202.
(45.020N/73.971W)
Gore Road (Hinchinbrooke)
A road serving the Gore Concessions in Hinchinbrooke. It
runs from Anderson's Corners on the Rockburn Sideroad, SW to
Rte 202 and is 4.1mi (6.6km) NW of Rockburn.
(45.058N/74.074W)
Goundrey's Rapids
A rapids in the English River between Howick and Riverfield,
2.2mi (3.5km) SSE of Howick. (45.158N/73.829W)
Gowan Road (Hinchinbrooke)
The first road north of Rockburn running from the Rockburn
Sideroad, west to Rte 202. (45.038N/74.033W)
Grand-Bernier
A old hamlet 1.5mi (2.5km) west of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu,
close to the junction of Rte 219 and Chemin du
Grand-Bernier. (45.306N/73.293W) It is now a built up part of
St-Jean.
Grand-Bernier Post Office
The Grand-Bernier Post Office operated from 1907 until 1911
and again from 1949 until 1958 when it became St-Jean Sub-station
no 4.
Grande-Île, La (Maple Grove)
One of the St-Lawrence River islands in the
Îles-de-la-Paix group between Châteauguay and
Beauharnois. It is located off Pointe-Hébert, 1mi (1.6km)
NW of Maple Grove. (45.356N/73.860W) Previously named
Île-du-Large. Not to be confused with the really big
Grande-Île at Valleyfield.
Grande-Île, Municipalité de
A rural municipality on the north side of Grande-Île.
(45.273N/74.131W)
Grande-Île (Valleyfield)
A large island in the St-Lawrence River at the east end of
Lake St-Francis. (45.28N/74.12W) It is now named
Île-de-Salaberry. . Part of the City of Valleyfield
occupies the SW corner of the Island. Not to be confused with the
small Grande-Île at Maple Grove.
Grande-Île-aux-Erables
An old name for Île-de-Beaujeu.
Grand(e) Isle (Valleyfield)
An anglicized spelling for Grande-Île (Valleyfield).
Not to be confused with Grand Isle (Vermont),
Grande-Ligne
A hamlet in the Richelieu Valley, 6.7mi (10.7km) south of
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is located at the corner of
Montée Bernier and Rue Principale, 1mi (1.6km) NW of
St-Blaise-sur-Richelieu. (45.220N/73.301W)
Grande-Ligne Cemetery
A cemetery located at Grande-Ligne hamlet, 0.15mi (0.25km) SW
of the corner of Montée Bernier and Rue Principale.
(45.219N/73.304W)
Grande-Ligne, Chemin de la
(St-Urbain/St-Isidore)
A road running along the boundry of St-Urbain and St-Isidore,
from Rang St-Joseph (Ste-Martine) NE to Rte 207.
(45.255N/73.733W)
Grande-Ligne Concession (Haut-Richelieu)
There are four Grande-Ligne Concessions on the west side of
the Richelieu River. 1st and 2nd Grande-Ligne are within the
municipality of St-Blaise-sur-Richelieu and the 3rd and 4th
Grande-Ligne are within The municipality of St-Valentin.
Grande-Ligne, Montée du (St-Urbain)
Originally a road that ran from the Chemin Double
(St-Urbain), then called Williams Road, NE along what is now
known as Montée Gervais, past the junction with the Petite
Rang, then north to the boundry of the Seigniory of Beauharnois
with the Seigniory of Lasalle. From there, it went roughly NE
towards the St-Isidore area.
Today the Montée Grande-Ligne is Rte 207 from
St-Urbain-Premier, running NE to the boundry line with St-Isidore
municipality. (45.226N/73.728W) Some maps show the road along the
boundry between St-Urbain and St-Isidore as Montée
Grande-Ligne but it is officially Chemin de Grande-Ligne
Grande Ligne Post Office
The Grande Ligne Post Office operated from 1855 until 1892
when it was renamed Ste-Blaise. It was probably located at the
Grande-Ligne Station. The Grande-Ligne Post Office name was then
applied to a new location, probably west on the same road at the
hamlet of Grande-Ligne, which operated from 1894 until 1968.
Grande Ligne Station
A railway station on the Grand Trunk Railway line that runs
between St-Jean and Rouses Point. It was located on First Grande
Ligne Road where the rail line crossed. (45.211N/73.289W)
Grande Route
An old name for Le Grand Rang de St-Clothilde (part of
Rte 209 where it joins with Rte 205).
It was also known as the Beechridge Road.
Grande-Savanne
An area on the Middle Road of Côte Noir (road from
Longueuil to Chambly, maybe the modern Chambly Road) about 5.5mi
(9km) SE of Longueuil. See also: Petite-Savanne on the same
road.
Grand Isle (Vermont)
Not really an island, Grand Isle is the peninsula in Grand
Isle County in Vermont jutting down into the north end of Lake
Champlain from Canada. (44.99N/73.28W) Not to be confused with
Grand(e) Isle (Grande-Île) at Valleyfield.
Grand Marais, Le (Ste-Martine)
A low swampy area on the west side of the Châteauguay
River, 1.5mi (2.5km) north of the junction with the English
River. (45.23N/73.83W) Known locally as simply Le Marais, marais
being the french for a marsh or swamp. It is possible that in
recent geologic time, the Châteauguay River took a course
through this area before finding an easier route to the English
at the present junction.
Grand Trunk Railway
A large Canadian railway company founded in the mid 1800s
that acquired or built most of the rail lines in SW Quebec. In
1923 it became a large part of the consolidated national railway
called Canadian National Railways (CNR). See also: Canada
Atlantic Railway, Montreal and Champlain Junction Railway,
Montreal and New York Railway and Beauharnois Junction
Railway.
Grand Trunk "Road"
A local name for a farm on the Fertile Creek (Jamestown)
concession. (45.114N/73.913W) It was very rocky and the stone was
used on various construction projects, possibly including Grand
Trunk Railway structures like bridge abutments.
Grant's Rapids
A rapids in the Châteauguay River, downstream from
Allan's Corners near Howick. It was located 1.2mi (2.0km) NW of
Allan's Corners. (45.175N/73.912W)
Gray's Mills
An old (c1812) name for Hogansburgh (NY).
Grenadier Island
An island in Lake St-Francis, 2.2mi (3.5km) NE of Port-Lewis.
(45.198N/74.257W)
Grosse-Pointe
A point on the north side of the west end entrance to the
(New) Beauharnois Power Canal. (45.243N/73.162W)
Gulf (Le Gouffre)
A very deep lake with high rocky sides, located on the
US/Canada border south of the top of Covey Hill.
(45.003N/73.790W) It is fed by water from Gulf Lake, a short
distance to the northwest. Local lore has it as bottomless. It
is most likely an artifact of the last ice age, a sink hole
formed by falling melt water from the glacier that covered the
whole northern half of the continent. Also called Covey Hill
Gulf.
Gulf Creek (Stream)(Ruisseau du Gouffre)
A stream leading from the Covey Hill Gulf and merging with
Allen Brook near Covey Hill Corners. (45.015N/73.766W)
Gulf Lake
A lake on the south side of Covey Hill that feeds water into
Covey Hill Gulf. It is located 2.8mi (4.5km) WSW of Covey Hill
Corners. (45.006N/73.811W)