Ernestown Township, Ontario

Ernestown is an historic[1] and present-day geographic township[2] in Lennox and Addington County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It was originally known as Second Town because it was surveyed after Kingston Township, but was renamed in 1784 after Prince Ernest Augustus, fifth son of George III. In 1998, it became part of the municipality (township) of Loyalist.[3]

  1. ^ "Township of Ernestown" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  2. ^ "Ernestown". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  3. ^ 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 2016-03-14.