Living Springs, Ontario Explained

Official Name:	Living Springs
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated rural community
Pushpin Map:	Canada#Ontario
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Coordinates:	43.7578°N -80.4022°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Canada
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Ontario
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Wellington
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Centre Wellington
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Blank1 Name:	GNBC Code
Blank1 Info:	FBZWY^[1]

Living Springs is an unincorporated rural community in Centre Wellington Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.^{[1] [2]} The settlement was part of West Garafraxa Township until 1999.^{[3] [4]}

Irvine Creek flows through the settlement.

History

A post office was located in Living Springs from 1885 to 1914.^[5]

The settlement had a school in 1908, and semi-weekly stage coach service in 1910.^{[4] [6]}

A chapter of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario was located in Living Springs from 1925 to 1995.^[7]

Prior to the 1930s, a shingle mill was located at the settlement.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Living Springs . . October 6, 2016 .
2. Web site: Centre Wellington . . November 2, 2016 .
3. Web site: Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table . Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs . May 22, 2017.
4. Book: Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911 . Union Publishing . 1911 . 552.
5. Web site: Living Spring . Library and Archives Canada . May 27, 2014 .
6. Book: Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada . John Lovell & Son . 1908 . 602.
7. Web site: Living Springs Women's Institute . Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario . May 26, 2017.
8. Book: Templin, Hugh . Fergus: The Story of a Little Town . Fergus News-Record . 1933 . 292 .