An old, now plowed over and disappeared, cemetery on old lot
28 beside the Athelstan Road at the junction with the Lost Nation
Road. (45.044N/74.182W)
Oak Creek (Ruisseau a la Boue)
A tributary of the Châteauguay River with its source in
the US in the region east of Trout River Lines (NY). It crosses
the border 1.9mi (3.2km) east of Trout River Customs
(44.992N/74.263W) and flows NE through Elgin Township to its
mouth with the Chateaugauy River, 1.2mi (2km) NNW of Athelstan
Village. (45.051N/74.189W) It was locally known as Mud Creek,
Oakstream, and Otter Creek.
Oak Creek Bridge
A bridge on the Second Concession Road (Elgin) where it
crosses the Oak Creek, 0.9mi (1.5km) east of the Smaill Sideroad.
(45.021N/74.251W)
Oak Plains (St-Chrysostome)
A area in St-Chrysostome Parish. Exact location has not yet
been determined?.
Oakstream
An old local name for Oak Creek.
O'Brian Corners
An old hamlet in northern New York State, located at the
corner of US RT11 and the Irona Road, 6.4mi (10.3km) WSW of
Mooers (NY). (44.923N/73.705W)
Odell-McKay Cemetery
A small cemetery located on Lavallee Road, close to the
junction with Rte 219. (45.068N/73.587W) The land
was donated by Squire John Manning in the early 1800s.
Odelltown
A old settlement located next to Rte 221, 2.9mi
(4.7km) south of Lacolle. (45.041N/73.388W) Named after Squire
Joshua Odell. It was the location of a battle in the 1838 Patriot
Rebellion.
Odelltown Methodist Cemetery
A cemetery located behind the Odelltown Methodist Church,
close to the junction with Montée Odelltown.
(45.042N/73.388W)
Odelltown Post Office
The Odelltown Post Office operated from 1878 until 1913.
Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railway
A reorganized name for the Ogdensburg Railroad (previously
Northern Railroad of New York) in 1864.
Ogdensburg Railroad
The reorganized name for the Northern Railroad of New York in
1858.
Ogilvie('s) Creek
A tributary of the English River with it's source along
Tullochgorum Concession and it's mouth at the present day Howick
Village. (45.190N/73.849W)
Ogilvie's Hill
A hill on the Second Range (St-Anicet or Godmanchester)
somewhere on the west side of the Teafield. Exact location not
yet determined?
O'Hare's Corners
Somewhere? along the Quesnel Sideroad, either close to
Laguerre or possibly at the Chemin des Prairies corner.
Old Beauharnois Canal
See: Beauharnois Canal, Old.
Old Military Turnpike
Another name for the Military Turnpike (NYS RT190) in
northern New York State.
Old Road (Hemmingford)
A road on the east side of Rte 219, 2.3mi
(3.7km) north of Hemmingford. It was a section of the old highway
that was cut off and bypassed when the highway was straightened
in the 1950s. (45.078N/73.580W)
O'Neil('s) Corners (St-Anicet)
A hamlet that was located at the corner of the Quesnel
Sideroad and the east end of the Leahy Road.
(45.098N/74.279W)
O'Neil's Corners Post Office
The O'Neil's Corners Post Office operated from 1902 until
1915.
O'Neill Settlement
A settlement on Covey Hill, 0.5mi (0.8km) SSW of Covey Hill
Corners (Rte 203 and Covey Hill Road).
(45.013N/73.760W) Not to be confused with O'Neil Corners
(St-Anicet).
Ormstown (Orms Town)
A region in the western side of the seigniory of Beauharnois.
It was bounded on the northwest side by the St-Louis River and
Lake St-Francis, on the northeast by North Georgetown region, on
the southeast by the Châteauguay River and on the southwest
by Godmanchester Township (Huntingdon County). (45.16N/74.04W)
Unlike the other regions of the Seigniory of Beauharnois which
were named after Alexander Ellice's children, he was not known to
have a child named Orm, so the origin of the name is unknown?
Sometimes written as two words.
Ormstown Concession
See: Upper Ormstown and Lower Ormstown Concessions.
Ormstown Island
It is not really an island, just a long narrow point between
the Châteauguay River and the Outarde River, located 0.7mi
(1.1km) west of Ormstown and running west to the Boyd Settlement
in Hinchinbrooke. Also known as Jamestown Island.
Ormstown Methodist Cemetery (Ormstown)
See: St-Johns Methodist Cemetery.
Ormstown, Municipality of
A local administrative district created in 1845, consisting
of the old seigniorial region of Ormstown and part of the regions
of Jamestown, North Georgetown and South Georgetown. 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 Municipal Districts of
Beauharnois, numbers One and Two. In 1855, there was further
reform when the Counties were reborn. It was a confusing time.
In 2000, another Municipality of Ormstown was created with the
merger of the Parish of St-Malachie-d'Ormstown with the Village
of Ormstown.
Ormstown Post Office
The Ormstown Post Office has been in operation since 1839.
It was located in the village of Durham (later Ormstown
Village).
Ormstown Station
A railway station on the Montreal and Champlain Junction
Railway (later Grand Trunk Railway and eventually CNR) built in
1881. It was located on the north side of the Village of Durham,
later called Ormstown Village, where the railway line crossed
Rte 201. (45.130N/74,000W)
Ormstown Station Post Office
The Ormstown Station Post Office operated from 1899 until
1961.
Ormstown Union Cemetery
A protestant cemetery serving the Ormstown United and
Presbyterian congregations. It is located on Rte
138, 0.6mi (0.9km) east of the junction with Rte
201. (45.123N/73.977W)
Ormstown Village
A village located on the Châteauguay River, about 20mi
(32km) upstream from Châteauguay. It was incorporated as an
independant town in 1889. It was previously named Durham,
although the Ormstown Village name had been in common use for
some time before incorporation. See also: South Durham.
Otter Creek
An old indian name for Oak Creek in Elgin Township.
Ouest, Chemin (Hemmingford)
A mis-spelling of the Quest Road showing on some modern road
maps.
Outarde River (Rivière aux Outarde)
A tributary of the Châteauguay River with its mouth
0.5mi (0.8km) west of Ormstown Village. (45.123N/74.003W) It
splits into East and West branches SE of Dewittville, with the
West branch draining an area NE of Athelstan and the East Branch
having its source near the US border south of Franklin Centre and
flowing north along the boundry of Hinchinbrooke and Ormstown.
The name Outarde is a French Canadian word for a Canada
Goose.
Outarde River East (Rivière aux
Outarde-Est)
The East Branch of the Rivière Outarde. On an 1896
map, its lower portion was called Black Creek and the upper
eastern stretch was called White Creek.
Outarde Concession (Jamestown)
The concession along the south side of the Outarde River in
Jamestown region of the Seigniory of Beauharnois. It was also
called Little Jamestown.