Quantztown, Ontario

Quantztown
Unincorporated community
Quantztown is located in Ontario
Quantztown
Quantztown
Location of Quantztown in Ontario
Coordinates: 43°52′47″N 79°17′43″W / 43.87972°N 79.29528°W / 43.87972; -79.29528
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityYork
CityMarkham
Established1805
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)905 and 289
NTS Map030M14
GNBC CodeFCIZE

Quantztown is an unincorporated community located in the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada, near McCowan Road and 16th Avenue. It is named for German settler Melchior Quantz (1749-1827), who arrived in 1794 along with William Berczy and other settlers.[1]

  1. ^ "The Quantz Family of Markham". www.quanz.ca. Retrieved 2024-08-03.