Craigmont, Ontario

Craigmont is a dispersed rural community, unincorporated place, and ghost town in Carlow/Mayo, Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada. It lies adjacent to the municipal boundary with Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan in Renfrew County. It was a former mining town that produced corundum from deposits in Mount Robillard, directly north of the community.

Craigmont
Dispersed rural community
Unincorporated area
Craigmont with Mount Robillard in the background
Craigmont
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°17′45″N 77°38′06″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyHastings
MunicipalityCarlow/Mayo
Elevation338 m (1,109 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code
K0L
Area code(s)613, 343

In 1876, the mountain was discovered as a source for corundum. In 1900, mining operations began by the Canada Corundum Company. A settlement, consisting of both a company town and a private town, grew to a peak population of 600 persons, making it the world's largest Corundum producer at that time. But in 1913, a fire destroyed the mill, resulting in job loss and a gradual decline. By 1921, Craigmont was a ghost town.

A small community remains along County Road 517 (the former Ontario Highway 517), with some of the original buildings and ruins on private property.

References
  1. "Craigmont". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-17. (community)
  2. Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-08-17.

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