Peterbell, Ontario

Dispersed rural community in Ontario, Canada

Peterbell is an unincorporated place and dispersed rural community in geographic Coderre Township,^[3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Argolis to the west and Dunrankin to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. The place is on the Missinaibi River, a tributary of the Moose River. It is named for Peter Bell, who was in charge of the Hudson's Bay Company Superior District from 1866 to 1895.^[4]

History

Peterbell is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.

References

1. "Peterbell". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
2. Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-08-05.
3. "Coderre" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
4. "Series MS-0661 - Peter Warren Bell personal papers". BC Archives. Royal BC Museum. Retrieved 2016-08-06.

Other map sources:

• Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-05.