Nemegos | |
Etymology: | Named for the Nemegosenda River |
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 |
Subdivision Type4: | Part |
Subdivision Name4: | Sudbury, Unorganized, North |
Pushpin Map: | Ontario |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nemegos in Ontario |
Coordinates: | 47.7256°N -83.2036°W |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1890s |
Elevation M: | 436 |
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 |
Nemegos is an unincorporated place and community in geographic Halsey Township[1] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2] It is on the Nemegosenda River in the James Bay drainage basin, and also is on the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line,[3] between the railway points of Devon to the west and Tophet to the east.
Nemegos was established in the 1890s as a sectional point on the CPR between the divisional points of Chapleau to the west and Cartier to the east.[4] [5] The residents were a mix of native and European settlers, primarily Finnish people. The post office was opened in 1912 by S.A. Hatch. There was a store, hotel, bunkhouses and a one-room school. Some of the men worked on the CPR; however, most were logging contractors, producing axe ties under contract to Austin, Nicholson Ltd. of nearby Chapleau.
Nemegos railway station is served by the Via Rail Sudbury – White River train.