Shawmere, Ontario Explained

Shawmere
Settlement Type:Dispersed Rural Community
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ontario
Coordinates:48.3394°N -82.5419°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sudbury
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:314
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

Shawmere is an unincorporated place and dispersed rural community in geographic Oates Township,[3] in the Unorganized North part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway point of Missonga to the west and the compact rural community of Foleyet to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. Shawmere is on the Shawmere River, part of the James Bay drainage basin.

History

Shawmere is on part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.

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Notes and References

  1. FDXYK. Shawmere. 2016-09-11.
  2. Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-09-11.
  3. Web site: Oates. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2016-09-11.