Leeds County, Ontario

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Leeds County, Ontario

The county was created in 1792 , and merged with Grenville County in 1850 to create Leeds And Grenville County .

The county took its name from Francis Osborne, 5th Duke Of Leeds .

ORIGINAL TOWNSHIPS

Bastard (now part of Rideau Lakes )

Elizabethtown (now part of Elizabethtown-Kitley )

Escott ( Front Of Escott now part of Leeds And The Thousand Islands , Rear Of Escott now part of Athens )

Kitley (now part of Elizabethtown-Kitley)

Lansdowne (now part of Leeds and the Thousand Islands)

Leeds (now part of Leeds and the Thousand Islands)

North Crosby (now part of Rideau Lakes)

South Burgess (now part of Rideau Lakes)

South Crosby (now part of Rideau Lakes)

South Elmsley (now part of Rideau Lakes)

Yonge ( Front Of Yonge still exists, Rear Of Yonge (and Escott) now part of Athens )

SEE ALSO

List Of Ontario Census Divisions .

EXTERNAL LINKS

1951 map of Leeds County