Kormak Explained

Kormak
Etymology:Portmanteau of surnames Korpela and Maki
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northeastern Ontario
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sudbury District
Subdivision Type4:Part
Subdivision Name4:Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part
Pushpin Map:Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kormak in Ontario
Coordinates:47.6331°N -82.9747°W
Established Title:Founded
Elevation M:416
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal Code FSA
Postal Code:P0M
Area Codes:705, 249

Kormak is an unincorporated area and ghost town in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It sat on the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental mainline, and the Kormak railway station is still active as a flag stop on Via Rail's Sudbury–White River train.

Formerly a lumber mill town with an estimated population of 170 at its peak, the town was established in 1942 by Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki. It was populated primarily by Finnish and Franco-Ontarian workers and their families. A post office, a company store and a school were established at Kormak in the 1940s.

By 1974, the town was in decline, and both the post office and the store were shut down. The mill finally closed in 1979, and almost all of the remaining residents moved away.

One home at Kormak is still occupied year-round, while two others are in use as seasonal cottage properties.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kormak. 2008-05-12 . Charbonneau. Yvan. 2007-04-09. Ontario Ghost Towns.