Return To Main Page | County & District GenWebs | FAQ | Need Help? | Volunteer | Research | Submissions | What’s New to OntarioGenWeb? Research By Area Victoria County This area of Ontario is covered by Victoria County GenWeb. The information presented below is merely an outline of the county and does not include what is available for genealogical research for this area. For information on genealogical research of this area please visit Victoria County GenWeb. Victoria County was established in 1851 from Peterborough County and named for Queen Victoria. The area was first opened for settlement in 1821 and the first settlers arrived in 1825. They were Irish Protestants from County Fermanagh, Ireland. They were soon followed by other Irish & Scottish settlers. As with most counties, the southern part was settled first. In 1858 12 new townships were added to Victoria County. In 1868 seven of the townships were removed from Victoria County (and attached to Muskoka District). "Population 11,657 in 1852 and 46,751 in 1980."3 Victoria County is located in South-Eastern Ontario. Prior to 1800 - Peterborough County More maps of this area Surnames Place Names Books Links Questions & Answers 3 Place Names of Ontario by Floreen Carter, 1984 5 Place Names of Ontario by Alan Rayburn, 1997 Upper Canada [Est. 1791] ________________________________ Canada West [Est. 1841] ________________________________ Ontario [Est. 1867] Addington County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Algoma District [Est. 1858] ________________________________ Bathurst District [Est. 1824] ________________________________ Bothwell District [Est. 1867] ________________________________ Brant County [Est. 1852] ________________________________ Brock District [Est. 1837] ________________________________ Bruce County [Est. 1849] ________________________________ Cardwell District [Est. 1867] ________________________________ Carleton County [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Cochrane District [Est. 1922] ________________________________ Colborne District [Est. 1841] ________________________________ Dalhousie District [Est. 1838] ________________________________ District of Keewatin [Est. 1876] ________________________________ Dufferin County [Est. 1881] ________________________________ Dundas County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Durham County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Eastern District [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Elgin County [Est. 1852] ________________________________ Essex County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Frontenac County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Glengarry County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Gore District [Est. 1816] ________________________________ Grenville County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Grey County [Est. 1852] ________________________________ Haldimand County [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Haliburton County [Est. 1874] ________________________________ Halton County [Est. 1816] ________________________________ Hastings County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Hesse District [Est. 1788] ________________________________ Home District [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Huron County [Est. 1842] ________________________________ Huron District [Est. 1842] ________________________________ Johnstown District [Est. 1798] ________________________________ Kenora District [Est. 1907] ________________________________ Kent County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Lambton County [Est. 1850] ________________________________ Lanark County [Est. 1824] ________________________________ Leeds County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Lennox & Addington County [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Lennox County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Lincoln County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ London District [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Lunenburg District [Est. 1788] ________________________________ Manitoulin District [Est. 1888] ________________________________ Mecklenburgh District [Est. 1788] ________________________________ Middlesex County [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Midland District [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Monck County [Est. 1867] ________________________________ Muskoka District [Est. 1868] ________________________________ Nassau District [Est. 1788] ________________________________ Newcastle District [Est. 1802] ________________________________ Niagara District [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Nipissing District [Est. 1858] ________________________________ Norfolk County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Northumberland County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Ontario County [Est. 1849] ________________________________ Ontario County (#1) [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Ottawa District [Est. 1816] ________________________________ Oxford County [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Parry Sound District [Est. 1869] ________________________________ Peel County [Est. 1852] ________________________________ Perth County [Est. 1850] ________________________________ Peterborough County [Est. 1838] ________________________________ Prescott County [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Prince Edward County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Prince Edward District [Est. 1831] ________________________________ Rainy River District [Est. 1885] ________________________________ Renfrew County [Est. 1838] ________________________________ Rupert's Land ________________________________ Russell County [Est. 1800] ________________________________ Simcoe County [Est. 1798] ________________________________ Simcoe District [Est. 1837] ________________________________ Stormont County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Sudbury District [Est. 1894] ________________________________ Suffolk County [Est. 1792] ________________________________ Talbot District [Est. 1837] ________________________________ Thunder Bay District [Est. 1871] ________________________________ Timiskaming District [Est. 1912] ________________________________ Victoria County [Est. 1852] ________________________________ Victoria District [Est. 1837] ________________________________ Waterloo County [Est. 1838] ________________________________ Welland County [Est. 1845] ________________________________ Wellington County [Est. 1852] ________________________________ Wellington District [Est. 1837] ________________________________ Wentworth County [Est. 1816] ________________________________ Western District [Est. 1792] ________________________________ York County [Est. 1792] Return to top of page Contact | Report A Broken Link |  ©OntarioGenWeb 1997-