Welcome to Bancroft ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bancroft, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

The town of Bancroft is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Bancroft lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Note: If you travel south from Bancroft, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Bancroft: (613) & (343)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Bancroft: K0L<3>

Websites for Bancroft ...

Official Website: www.town.bancroft.on.ca/

Communities Also Named Bancroft ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Bancroft - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bancroft.

Communities near Bancroft ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bancroft.

• L'Amable
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Amable
• Vardy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardy
• Beechmount
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechmount came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechmount
• Hughes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Musclow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musclow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musclow
• Baptiste
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptiste came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptiste
• Detlor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detlor
• Nobbs Siding
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobbs Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobbs Siding
• Bowen Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Corner
• Egan Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Creek

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bancroft ...

Looking for more information about Bancroft? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bancroft, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bancroft.

Adding Bancroft to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Bancroft was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bancroft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bancroft: www.town.bancroft.on.ca/

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/