Welcome to Arkwood ...
Although we found mention of Arkwood during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Arkwood 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 Arkwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arkwood, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Arkwood 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 Arkwood would be found within the (519) and (226)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Arkwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arkwood - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arkwood.
Communities near Arkwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arkwood.
- Thorncliffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorncliffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliffe
- Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <5>
- McKays Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Richardson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Wabash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wilsonwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Botany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botany came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botany
- Dawn Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kent Centre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Centre
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arkwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arkwood.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arkwood. See our Newspapers Page for Arkwood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arkwood ...
Looking for more information about Arkwood? 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 Arkwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arkwood.
Adding Arkwood 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 Arkwood was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkwood.
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 Arkwood and then turned east". While Arkwood could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Arkwood 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Arkwood 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 (226) is an overlay for area code (519). |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |