Craigmont, Ontario

Craigmont
Dispersed rural community Unincorporated area
Craigmont with Mount Robillard in the background
Craigmont Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°17′45″N 77°38′06″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Hastings
Municipality	Carlow/Mayo
Elevation	338 m (1,109 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code	K0L
Area codes	613, 343

Craigmont is a dispersed rural community, unincorporated place, and ghost town in Carlow/Mayo, Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada. It lies adjacent to the municipal boundary with Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan in Renfrew County. It was a former mining town that produced corundum from deposits in Mount Robillard, directly north of the community.

In 1876, the mountain was discovered as a source for corundum. In 1900, mining operations began by the Canada Corundum Company. A settlement, consisting of both a company town and a private town, grew to a peak population of 600 persons, making it the world's largest Corundum producer at that time. But in 1913, a fire destroyed the mill, resulting in job loss and a gradual decline. By 1921, Craigmont was a ghost town.

A small community remains along County Road 517 (the former Ontario Highway 517), with some of the original buildings and ruins on private property.

References

Other map sources:

• Map 10 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2014-08-17.

External links

• Michal Adamowicz, "Craigmont Mine, the Mountain of Corundum in Ontario", photo essay (2008)
• Ghosttowns.com - Craigmont ghost town