Return To Main Page | County & District GenWebs | FAQ | Need Help? | Volunteer | Research | Submissions | What’s New to OntarioGenWeb? Research By Area Western District Established 24 July 1788 as Hesse District in 1788, renamed Western in 1792. Consisted of the counties of Essex, Kent, and part of Lambton. Abolished in 1849. The southern part of the county was settled by French settlers during the time of New France. Population in 1844: 27,619 Western District was located in South-Western Ontario. 1788-1792 - Hesse District More maps of this area Place Names Books Links Questions & Answers 4 Smith's Canadian Gazetteer by W.H. Smith, 1846 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] 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