The north side of the Coteau Rapids, presumeably where the
lumber rafts were run in the early days. (45.286N/74.170W)
Rang
French for range or concession. Also for a road that runs
beside or through a concession.
Range
Usually means the same as "concession", although in some
cases the Ranges and Concessions are at right angles to each
other in an area.
Range 1 (North Georgetown)
The easternmost range in North Georgetown. It runs NW between
the Châteauguay River Concession and the St-Louis River
concession. Now called Range Dix (Rang 10)
(St-Louis-de-Gonzague). (45.22N/73.87W)
Range 2 (North Georgetown)
The Second Range (North Georgetown) runs NW between the
Châteauguay River Concession and the St-Louis River
concession. Now called Range Vingt (Rang 20)
(St-Louis-de-Gonzague). (45.21N/73.90W
Range 2 (South Georgetown)
The range on the north side of Tullochgorum Road
(Très-St-Sacrement). (45.16N/73.89W)
Range 3 (North Georgetown)
The Third Range (North Georgetown) runs NW between the
Châteauguay River Concession and the St-Louis River
concession. Now called Rang Trente (Rang 30)
(St-Louis-de-Gonzague). (45.20N/73.92W
Range 3 (South Georgetown)
The range of farms on the south side of Tullochgorum Road
(Très-St-Sacrement). (45.16N/73.88W)
Rang 3 (Très-St-Sacrement)
Present name of Tullochgorum Road in
Très-St-Sacrement. Old name was Lower Tullochgorum.
(45.167N/73.875W)
Range 4 (North Georgetown)
The Fourth Range (North Georgetown) runs NW between the
Châteauguay River Concession and the St-Louis River
concession. Now called Rang Quarante (Rang 40)
(St-Louis-de-Gonzague). (45.20N/73.95W
Range 4 (South Georgetown)
The range of farms on the north side of Fertile Creek Road
(Très-St-Sacrement). (45.14N/73.88W)
Rang 4 (Très-St-Sacrement)
The official name of Fertile Creek Road from 1980 until 2000
when it was returned to its original Fertile Creek name.
Rang 4 (Ormstown)
The road running between the Fourth and Fifth Ranges
(Jamestown) and an extension of Fertile Creek Road in what is now
Ormstown Municipality. (45.110N/73.924W)
Range 5 (South Georgetown)
The range of farms on the south side of Fertile Creek Road.
(45.14N/73.87W)
Rang 5 (Très-St-Sacrement)
The present name of Australia Concession Road which is
actually Range 6 and 7 (South Georgetown). (45.137N/73.836W)
Rang 10 (St-Louis-de-Gonzague)
See: Range 1 (North Georgetown).
Rang 20 (St-Louis-de-Gonzague)
See: Range 2 (North Georgetown).
Rang 30 (St-Louis-de-Gonzague)
See: Range 3 (North Georgetown).
Rang 40 (St-Louis-de-Gonzague)
See: Range 4 (North Georgetown).
Rang de Guenille
An old name for Montée Poupart (Hemmingford).
Rang Double (St-Urbain)
The section of Rte 205 that runs through
St-Urbain-Premier. (45.210N/73.724W) Previously named Williams
Road (Chemin Williams) and possibly Hope Sideroad.
Rang Leahy
The area along the Chemin Leahy in St-Anicet, between the
Quesnel and Cazaville Sideroads. (45.08N/74.32W)
Rang du Ruban
A road on the border of St-Barbe and Godmanchester, running
west from Rte 202 into the Teafield area.
(45.145N/74.182W)
Rang St-Pierre Est (Sherrington)
A road on the boundry between Hemmingford Township and
Sherrington Parish. It is an extension or another name for the
Hardee Farm Road.
Rankin Cemetery
A private family cemetery of Donald Rankin and sons, located
on the south side of Rte 132, 1.1mi (1.8km) west of
Cazaville. (45.076N/74.388W)
Rankin Point
A point on the south shore of Lake St-Francis, 2.3mi (3.6km)
WNW of Cazaville. (45.098N/74.414W)
Rapides Coteau (Coteau-du-Lac)
The rapids between Grande-Île and Coteau
Landing/Coteau-du-Lac.
Rapide Coteau (Ormstown)
The middle of three rapids in the Châteauguay River at
the present day Ormstown Village. Rapide Coteau was near the
location of the present Ormstown Bridge on Bridge St.
(45.124N/73.993W) It disappeared when the dam was installed.
Rapide Croche
The lower of the three rapids at Ormstown, below the dam
where the river takes a crook (croche in french).
Rapide de Bouleaux
An old name for the Cedar Rapids between Les Cèdres
and Ste-Timothèe.
Rapides Peche-aux-Saumons
The lower rapids at Ste-Martine, below (north of) the dam.
(45.254N/73.800W)
Rapides de la Pointe-du-Buisson
Another name for the Cascades Rapids between Pointe-Buisson
and Pointe-des-Cascades.
Rapides du Sault-St-Louis
Another old name for the Lachine Rapids named after the
Mission of Sault St-Louis (Kahnawake).
Rapide Savage
The upper rapids of the three rapids at Ormstown. It was
located close to the mouth of the Outarde River.
(45.123N/74.000W)
Rebel's Corner (St-Valentin)
An old hamlet that was located at the corner of Rte
221 and the 4th Grand Ligne Road, west of St-Valentin.
(45.133N/73.363W)
Red Rapid's
A variation on Reed's Rapids above Ste-Martine.
Reed's Rapids
See: Campbell's Rapids
Reform Street (Howick)
An old name for Lambton Street in Howick Village.
Rennie's Cemetery
Another name for Hillside Cemetery which was located on land
once owned by a Rennie. Also referred to as Rennie's
Graveyard.
Richelain Military Post Office
The Richelain MPO operated from 1953 until 1967 when it was
transferred to National Defense Headquarters. It was located at
the RCAF base at St-Jean for the use of servicemen stationed
there.
Richelieu River
A major tributary of the St-Lawrence River, running from Lake
Champlain on northern New York/Vermont border, north to its mouth
at Sorel, 40 mi (64km) NE of Montréal. It was named for
Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), principal
minister of Louis XIII. It has had many names in the past
including Rivière Chambly, Rivière Sorel,
Rivière des Iroquois and River St-Johns.
Ridge, The
The slightly elevated area along the Ridge Road in
Godmanchester Township that runs from the back of Huntingdon to
Dundee, at some places at an angle to the concessions.
Ridge Road (Godmanchester)
A road that runs from the back of the town of Huntingdon to
Dundee, in some places running diagonally across the concessions.
(45.077N/74.228W)
Ridge Road (Hinchinbrooke)
A road in Hinchinbrooke that runs from Athelstan Village, ENE
to Rte 202, 3.8mi (6.1km) SE of Huntingdon.
(45.045N/74.138W)
Rigid Pine Ecological Reserve
See: Pin-Rigide, Reserve ecologique.
Riverfield
A hamlet located 2.8mi (4.6km) SE of Howick, at the junction
of Rte 203 and Scotch Concession Road.
(45.156N/73.812W) The original name was English River and it was
also called Riverfield Corners.
Riverfield Cemetery
A cemetery located at Riverfield, at the junction of
Rte 203 and Scotch Concession Road, 2.8mi (4.6km) SE
of Howick. (45.155N/73.815W) Browse the Web page at:
http://www.rocler.qc.ca/burt/riv-cem/rivfield.html
Riverfield Post Office
The Riverfield Post Office operated from 1886 to 1969 at the
general store.
River Front Concession (Jamestown)
The range of farms on the southeast side of the
Châteauguay River from Brysonville to Ormstown Village.
(45.13N/73.96W)
River Front Concession (North Georgetown)
The range of farms along the NW side of the Châteauguay
River in North Georgetown. (45.19N/73.90W)
River Front Concession (South Georgetown)
The range of farms along the south east side of Chateaugauy
River in South Georgetown. It runs between Logan's point and
Brysonville. (45.19N/73.89W)
River of the Iroquois
See: Rivière des Iroquois.
River St-Johns
An old name for the Richelieu River shown on an 1831
map.
River St-Louis Post Office
An old name for St-Stanislas-de-Kostka Post office. The
River St-Louis Post Office located there, operated from 1856
until 1860 when it changed its name to St-Stanislas-de-Koska Post
Office.
Rivière aux/des Anglais
See: English River.
Rivière aux Outardes (Outarde River)
See: Outarde River
Rivière aux Outardes Est
See: Outarde River, East.
Rivière Baudette
An older spelling for Rivière Beaudette, both river
and village.
Rivière Beaudette
A tributary on the north side of the St-Lawrence River, with
its mouth just east of the Ontario/Quebec border.
(45.208N/74.316W)
Rivière Beaudette (Village)
A town located on Rte 325, on the east side of
the Rivière Beaudette where the CNR rail line crosses the
river. (45.228N/74.328W)
Rivière Bodet
An old spelling for Rivière Beaudette.
Rivière Chambly
An old name for the Richelieu River, mentioned in the
descriptions of the seigniories.
Rivière de Bleurie
A river that drained the Cranberry Marsh, located halfway
between Napierville and the Richelieu River. Its mouth is 1.7mi
(2.8km) north of Île-aux-Noix Village at Pointe Bleurie.
(45.159N/73.262W) It has now largely disappeared, replaced with
drainage ditches.
Rivière des Fèves (Bean River)
See: Bean River.
Rivière-des-Fèves Post Office
Rivière-des-Fèves Post Office was located at
corner of Chemin Rivière-des-Fèves-Nord and
Montée Rivière-des-Fèves. It operated from
1889 until 1914.
Rivière de la Fourche
An old name for the English River. Named after the french
name for the fork or junction of the English and
Châteauguay Rivers, now called Logan's Point.
Rivière de l'Isle
The old name for the Rouge River that flows into the
St-Lawrence at Coteau-du-Lac. Also spelt Rivière
Delisle.
Rivière de Loup (Wolf River)
First name for the Châteauguay River. Named after one
of the three Mohawk tribes at Kahnawake. The other tribal names
were Bear (L'Ours)and Tortoise (La Tortue). Not to be confused
with the Rivière de Loup in the Lower St-Lawrence.
Rivière de Montréal
See: Little Montreal River and L'Acadie River.
Rivière des Iroquois (River of the
Iroquois)
An old (c1666) name for the Richelieu River.
Rivière du Portage (Seigneurie du
Sault-St-Louis)
This one is a little confusing. A map of the various village
locations of the Mohawk Indians shows the Riv du Portage as a
tributary of the St-Regis River on the west side of the river.
Another possibility is that the map was simply indicating a
portage around some rapids on the St-Regis River and the Riviere
du Portage did not actually exist.
Rivière La Tortue
A tributary of the St-Lawrence with its source in the area on
the northeast side of Sherrington. It flows generally north
through St-Édouard-de-Napierville,
St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie, and Delson to its mouth at the old
hamlet of Baurette on the west side of Candiac.
(45.402N/73.536W)
Rivière Montréal
See: Little Montreal River and L'Acadie River.
Rivière Noire (St-Isidore)
A small tributary of the Rivière Sturgeon which in
turn is a tributary of the Châteauguay River on the north
side of Ste-Martine. It is located in the general area 2.5mi
(4km) south of St-Isidore. Although it is named a 'river' on the
topo map, it is no more than the average creek. Not to be
confused with the Black River on the west side of
St-Chrysostome.
Rivière Nord
A hamlet that was located on the west side of the St-Louis
River, 3.2mi (5.2km) SSW of the town of Beauharnois.
(45.268N/73.897W)
Rivière Petite Montréal
See: Little Montreal River and L'Acadie River.
Rivière Richelieu
See: Richelieu River.
Rivière St-Cloud
An old name for the Ruisseau St-Claude which is a tributary
of the Rivière St-Jacques on the east side of
St-Phillip-de-Laprairie. On an old map, the roles have been
reversed with Ruisseau St-Jacques being the tributary of the
Rivière St-Cloud.
Rivière St-Jacques
A tributary of the St-Lawrence River with its mouth between
Laprairie and Brossard (45.431N/73.492W) and its source between
St-Philippe-de-Laprairie and St-Jacques le Mineur. One old map
shows its name as Rivière St-Lambert. Another old map
makes it a tributary of the Rivière St-Cloud and calls it
Ruisseau St-Jacques.
Rivière St-Jean (Châteauguay)
A river or creek on the west side of the town of
Châteauguay, with its source in a swampy area close to the
Châteauguay River (45.369N/73.759W) and its mouth on Lake
St-Louis (45.372N/73.776W) Named as a river on a 1763 map with a
possible direct connection to the Châteauguay River. But
named as Ruisseau St-Jean (St-Jean Creek) on a modern topo map
with a pumping station at the lake. It is possible that it was
at one time another outlet to the Châteauguay River at
least during flood seasons. See also: Ruisseau St-Jean.
Rivière St-Lambert
An old name for the Rivière St-Jacques shown on an
1831 map and on one modern topo map.
Rivière St-Louis
See: St-Louis River.
Rivière St-Pierre
A tributary of the St-Lawrence River, east of the Kahnawake
Indian Reserve with its mouth at St-Catherine (45.406N/73.571W)
and its source south near St-Rémi.
Rivière St-Regis
A tributary of the Rivière St-Pierre with its source
near St-Isidore and its mouth on the east side of St-Catherine,
1.3mi (2.1km) SE of the Rivière St-Pierre mouth.
(45.391N/73.559W)
Rivière Sorel
An old name for the Richelieu River.
Rivière Sturgeon
A tributary of the Châteauguay River with it mouth on
the north side of Ste-Martine, close to the junction of Rte
138 and Beauce Road (Rte 205).
(45.260N/73.796W) Its source is eastward in the area between
St-Isidore and St-Urbain-Premier.
Rivière-Suzanne
A river within the eastern sector of the Kahnawake Indian
Reserve. It is a tributary of the St-Lawrence River with its
mouth 3.1mi (4.9km) east of Kahnawake Village and its source in
the southeast corner of the reserve.
Rivière Turgeon (St-Isidore)
This reference on a topo map is a mis-spelt version of
Rivière Sturgeon.
Robb Sideroad (Godmanchester)
A now abandoned road, west of Huntingdon, that ran between
Rte 138 and the Ridge Road. It was located 1.4mi
(2.3km) SW of Huntingdon. (45.075N/74.198W)
Robson Creek/Brook (Hemmingford)
A tributary of the English River with its source in the US.
It crosses the border, 3.6mi (5.8km) west of Hemmingford Customs.
(45.003N/73.676W) Its mouth at the English River is located a
short distance NE of the Frontier Corners on the Covey Hill Road.
(45.024N/73.680W) Named after Wm. Robson, an early settler.
Robson Street
A popular name for the eastern end of Covey Hill Road, from
the Hemmingford Township line to Cleland's Corners at Rte
209. (45.020N/73.648W) Named after Wm. Robson, an early
settler and his family.
Robson Settlement
The settlement along the stretch of Covey Hill Road known as
Robson Street. (45.02N/73.66W)
Rocher, Le
See: Blueberry Rock.
Rock Sideroad (Montée du Rocher)
The road running SE across the Blueberry Rock area along the
Ormstown/Très-St-Sacrement boundry line. It ran from
Village St-Pierre to the Savery Range in Franklin Township.
(45.116N/73.889W) It is a southeastward extension of
Montée Bryson (Brysonville Sideroad or Cairnside
Sideroad). Also sometimes called Montée Cairns (Cairns
Sideroad).
Rock, The
See: Blueberry Rock.
Rockburn
A hamlet at the junction of Rte 202 and the
Rockburn Sideroad, 4.1mi (6.6km) west of Franklin Centre.
(45.023N/74.005W)
Rockburn Post Office
The Rockburn Post Office operated from 1864 until 1915.
Rockburn Sideroad
A road running from the first concession (Hinchinbrooke)
through the village of Rockburn and then north to Dewittville.
(45.046N/74.016W)
Rocqueville
The first name for the Village of St-Louis-de-Gonzague. It
was named after Charles Larocque, the first storekeeper in the
village.
Roméo, Montagne-a
A small hill in the southern part of the Parish of
St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, 0.7mi (1.1km) east of Rte 217
and 1mi (1.6km) north of Chemin Guay. (45.036N/73.423W) It is
located just north of the old hamlet of Elvidge's Corner.
Ross Island
An island in the western end of Lake St-Francis, on the
Ontario side of the provincial boundry line. It is located 3mi
(4.9km) NNW of Fraser Point. (45.089N/74.479W) It is now part of
the Akwesasne Indian Reserve.
Ross Point
A point on the south shore of Lake St-Louis, 0.5mi (0.8km)
WNW of Woodlands and west of Châteauguay. (45.360N/73.794W)
Now called Presqu'Île Asselin.
Rouge Rapids
See: Par-Rouge, Red Rapids, Reed's Rapids.
Round Island (St-Regis)
The name of an island in the St-Lawrence River, in or next to
the Akwesasne Indian Reserve (St-Regis). It was located 0.5mi
(0.8km) north of the mouth of the Salmon River.
(45.045N/74.526W)
Round Island (Valleyfield)
The old name for Île-Longueuil in the St-Lawrence River
between Grande-Île and Coteau Landing.
Round Island (Cascades)
An island in the St-Lawrence River, off Pointe-des-Cascades,
in the middle of the Cascades Rapids. It is now called
Île-Joubert. (45.330N/73.974W)
Round Point
The downstream point of a pair of points at a meander in the
Châteauguay River near Brysonville, halfway between Howick
and Ormstown. (45.151N/73.935W)
Rouses Point (NY), Village of
A town in Clinton County, in the northeast corner of New York
State, next to the north end of Lake Champlain.
(44.993N/73.367W)
Rouses Point Station
A railway station on the Delaware and Hudson Railroad line,
located in Rouses Point (NY) at the corner of Pratt St. (NYS
RT276) and Delaware St. (44.995N/73.370W) It is now an AMTRAK
station.
Route 3
The old name for Rte 132. East of the Mercier Bridge it
followed the river shoreline.
Route 4
The old name for Rte 138.
Route 9
The old name for the road replaced by Autoroute 15 from St-
Lambert to the US border and Autoroute 20 from St-Lambert towards
Quebec City.
Route 9A
The old name for Rte 217.
Route 9B
The old name for Rte 104 from Laprairie to St-Jean and Rte
223 from St-Jean to Rouses Point (NY).
Route 9C
The old name for Rte 132 between the Mercier Bridge and
Autoroute 15.
Route 14
The old name for Rte 201.
Route 36
The old name for Rte 205 from Beauharnois to St-Urbain, Rte
207 to Montee Ste-Therese (south of St-Isidore), Montee Ste-
Therese to St-Remi, Rte 221 to Napierville, and Rte 219 to St-
Jean.
Route 47
the old name for Rte 223 north of St-Jean.
Route 52
The old name for Rte 202.
Roxham
A hamlet that was located on Roxham Road, 1.4mi (2.2km) south
of the junction with Rte 202, 3.7mi (5.9km) ESE of
Hemmingford. (45.026N/73.520W)
Roxham Cemetery
An old cemetery located on Roxham Road, midway between
Rte 202 and the Glass Road. (45.032N/73.520W)
Roxham Corner's
The corner of the Glass Road and the Roxham Road.
(45.022N/73.517W)
Roxham Post Office
The Roxham Post Office operated from 1869 until 1913.
Roxham Settlement
The settlement around Roxham Corners. (45.022N/73.521W)
Ruban Canal
My guess is that this was a drainage canal dug to drain the
Teafield area of southeast corner of St-Barbe Municipality.?
Ruban Range (Rang du Ruban)
A road on the border of St-Barbe and Godmanchester, running
west from Rte 202 into the Teafield area.
(45.145N/74.182W)
Rue <xxxx>
French for Street. See: <xxxx> Street.
Ruisseau <xxxx>
French for Creek or Brook. See: <xxxx> Creek or
<xxxx> Brook.
Ruisseau Desnoyers
A tributary of the Rivière L'Acadie, the Ruisseau
Desnoyers is a creek running from the St-Jacques le Mineur area
north to its mouth, 2.5mi (4km) NNW of L'Acadie Village. Also
spelt Ruisseau Des Noyers.
Ruisseau Desnoyers Post Office
The Ruisseau Desnoyers Post Office operated from 1909 until
1913. It was located roughly 2mi (3.2km) north of
St-Jacques-le-Mineur, along the Ruisseau Desnoyer creek.
(45.304N/73.402W)
Ruisseau Faille (Faille Creek)
Ruisseau Faille is a tributary of the Rivière La
Tortue with its mouth at St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie
(45.314N/73.519W) and its source generally due south in the area
north of St-Édouard-de-Napierville. (45.265N/73.54W) It
may have been called the Faille River in the early 1800s.
Ruisseau St-Andre (Laprairie)
A tributary on the SW side of the Rivière St-Jacques
with its mouth 1.2mi (1.9km) NNW of
St-Philippe-de-Laprairie.
Ruisseau St-Phillip
An old name for the Rivière St-Jacques that passes
through St-Philip-de-Laprairie.
Russell('s) Island
An artificial island on the south side of the
Châteauguay River at Huntingdon. It was formed when Wm.
Bowron dug a canal around his dam at the west end of the Long
Rapids. It is now the location of the Civic Swimming Pool built
for the 1967 Canada Centenial.
Russeltown (Russels Town)
A region of the Seigniory of Beauharnois, consisting of the
southwestern part of the seigniory. It was bounded by the
English River on the northeast, South Georgetown and Jamestown on
the northwest and Hemmingford Township of Huntingdon County on
the southeast. (45.08N/73.79W) Named after Alexander Ellice's son
Russell. Sometimes shown as two words. It could be spelt as
either Russeltown or Russelltown. The modern accepted spelling is
with one L.
Russeltown Flats
A hamlet located on Rte 203 at the corner of the
Cowan Road/Rang St-Charles on the border of Havelock Township,
2.3mi (3.7km) south of St-Chrysostome. (45.068N/73.761W)
Russelltown Flats Post Office
This is probably the Russell Town Post Office as the National
Archives have no record of a "Flats" Post Office.
Russelltown Market Road
The part of the "Black Cattle Road" that ran through
Russelltown and St-Chrysostome and on towards St-Clothilde. Now
named Rue Notre-Dame and previously named the Flats Road and
Walker Hill Road. The section between St-Chrysostome and
Russelltown Flats is designated Rte 203.
Russelltown, Municipality of
A local administrative district created in 1845, consisting
of the old catholic Paroisse de
St-Jean-Chrysostome-de-Russelltown except for the part located in
the Township of Hemmingford. 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.
Russelltown, Port of
The old name for the Customs at Franklin Centre. The office
was located at the centre of Franklin Centre Village in the 1850s
and probably? before.
Russell Town (Russelltown) Post Office
The Russell Town Post Office operated from before 1832 until
1913. It was located at Russelltown Flats.
Russelltown Protestant Cemetery
A protestant cemetery, located on Rte 203, on
the hill just north of the corner with the Cowan Road.
(45.070N/73.759W) Originally started in the 1820s, it was
associated with the Methodist church beside it. In the 1850s, it
became a Presbyterian congregation and it is now part of the
Hemmingford United Church.
Russelltown Settlement
An old name for Franklin Centre.
Ryan Road (Hemmingford)
The old name for Rte 202, west of Hemmingford
village.