A hamlet name at the junction of the Covey Hill Road and
Covey Hill Sideroad shown on a modern topo map. (45.015N.73.901W)
Probably a corruption of the name of Thomas Allchin who owned a
store at that location.
Union Cemetery (Ormstown)
See: Ormstown Union Cemetery.
Union Cemetery (Covey Hill)
An old cemetery located on Covey Hill Road, 0.2mi (0.3km)
west of the corner of Rte 203 and Covey Hill Road.
(45.019N/73.761W)
Upper Bridge (Huntingdon)
The Walker Bridge at Huntingdon named after W.H.Walker, MLA.
(45.083N/74.175W) Named because it was upstream from the main
Rte 202 bridge near the dam.
Upper Canada
A region of British North America west of Quebec, formed in
1791 when Canada was divided by the Constitutional Act. Renamed
Canada West in 1840 following the Act of Union and then Ontario
at Confederation in 1867. See also: Lower Canada
Upper Lachine
On an 1839 map, that part of Lachine on the west side of the
Lachine Canal was called Upper Lachine. This is the area now
called Lachine. On the old map, Lachine was the area to the east
of the canal, now called Lasalle.
Upper Ormstown Concession
The Second and Third Concession (Ormstown) on the NW side of
Rte 201 and the road that runs between them.
(45.14N/74.06W)
Upper St-Phillip
The original name for the hamlet of DeLéry in the
municipality of St-Jacques-le-Mineur.
Upper Tullochgorum
The old name for the stretch of Tullochgorum Road in Ormstown
Municipality between the Brysonville Sideroad and Rte
201.
Upper Village (Ste-Martine)
The old name for the part of Ste-Martine Village located
upstream, south of the dam. Compare with the Lower Village that
was called Primeauville.
Upton Road (Hemmingford)
A now abandoned, crooked road that ran from the James Fisher
Road at the jog, east of the Brownlee Road, south to the US
border. (45.011N/73.535W) It is now a farm lane.
Utard
A corrupted spelling for Outarde. See: Outarde River.
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Valleyfield
A city on the west end of the St-Charles River and
Grande-Île, on the east end of Lake St-Francis. Named by
the owner of the first paper mill in Valleyfield after a paper
mill in Scotland. Now called Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
Valleyfield Catholic Cemetery
See: Cimetière de Ste-Cecile.
Valleyfield Protestant Cemetery
A non-denominational protestant cemetery in Salaberry de
Valleyfield. It is located at the corner of Rue Alexandre and Rue
Anderson, a short distance north of the post office.
(45.262N/74.118W)
Valleyfield Post Office
The Valleyfield Post Office has been in operation since
1854.
Valleyfield Station (New York Central)
A railway station that was located on the New York Central
Railway (now Conrail) line on the south side of downtown
Valleyfield, at the corner of Webb and Napoleon Streets.
(45.250N/74.124W)
Valle Creek
A tributary on the east side of the Châteauguay River
at the Upper Village of Ste-Martine. Exact location unknown?.
Named after the first resident, François Valle.
Vance Sideroad
An old name for the stretch of Rte 202 between Huntingdon and
the Lost Nation Road in Hinchinbrooke. (45.076N/74.157W) Named
after Alexander Vance who owned the land on the west side.
Vassal Island (Île-Vassal)
An island in Lake St-Francis, 0.8mi (1.4km) west of Port
Lewis. (45.174N/74.299W)
Vendome
A hamlet on the west side of the St-Louis River, 3.7mi
(5.9km) south of the Town of Beauharnois, at the corner of
Rte 236 and Rang St-Laurent. (45.262N/73.892W)
Vendome Post Office
The Vendome Post Office operated from 1893 to 1902 and from
1908 until 1915.
Vicars
An old name for Havelock Corners.
Vicars Post Office
The Vicars Post Office operated from 1864 until 1914.
Victoria Settlement
Probably? the NE end of the Sixth Concession (Godmanchester),
next to the Chateaugauy River in the vicinity of
Dewittville.
Village Billette Post Office
The Village Billette Post Office operated from 1941 until
1951. It was located at 367 Dufferin St, Valleyfield.
Village de <xxxx>
See also: <xxxx> Village.
Village de la Fourche
An old name for Howick Village. Named after the old french
name for the fork of the English and Châteauguay Rivers and
the point between them.
Village du Lac St-Louis, Municipalité
du
The official first name for the Village of Melocheville,
created in 1919. However Melocheville was the common name and it
was officially adopted in 1953.
Village de Melocheville, Municipalité
du
See: Melocheville.
Village du Rang du Quatre (Rang 4 Village)
See: Village St-Pierre.
Village of Hinchinbrooke
A name for the Village of Huntingdon given in an 1831
publication by Joseph Bouchette, the Surveyor-General and also
noted on several of his maps.
Village of Howick Junction
A late 1800s, proposed development of a community around the
railway junction west of Howick, then known as Howick Junction
and now known as Ayrness. The development failed from lack of
interest.
Village St-Pierre
A hamlet in Très-St-Sacrement Parish, located on
Fertile Creek Road, at the corner of the Brysonville Sideroad
(Montée Bryson). (45.127N/73.895W) Named after Pierre
Bourcier dit Lavigne. Older names include Cairnside and Village
du Rang du Quatre. Local nicknames include Slabtown, Slab City,
and Lavigne City. Not to be confused with the old St-Pierre,
east of Kahnawake or the Ville St-Pierre in Montréal.
Villechauve
Original name of the Seigniory of Beauharnois.
Ville Ste-Catherine
See: Ste-Catherine, Ville de and Côte
Ste-Catherine.