Welcome to Acanthus ...
Although we found mention of Acanthus during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Acanthus was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Acanthus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Acanthus, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Acanthus might be (or was) located is 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).
We believe that Acanthus would be found within the (705) and (249)<2> area codes.
Communities near Acanthus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Acanthus.
- Odenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odenback came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenback
- Radiant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radiant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Daventry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daventry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daventry
- Aylen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aylen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylen
- Deux Rivieres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hodgson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodgson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgson
- Lake Traverse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Klock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klock
- Ascalon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ascalon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- Stuart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acanthus ...
Looking for more information about Acanthus? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Acanthus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Acanthus.
Adding Acanthus 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 Acanthus was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Acanthus.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Acanthus and then turned east". While Acanthus could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Acanthus as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Acanthus could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (249) is an overlay for area code (705). |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |