St. Ola | |
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| Etymology: from the parish of St. Olaf in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands | |
  St. Ola Location in Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′19″N 77°36′14″W / 44.8553°N 77.6039°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Central Ontario |
| County | Hastings County |
| Township municipality | Limerick |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Area code | 613, 343 |
St. Ola is a dispersed rural community in the township municipality of Limerick, Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4][5][6] It takes its name from the parish of St. Olaf in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands,[7] and is now largely unoccupied.
At one time there was a Methodist church and a post office.[8]
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- ^ krassoc (6 February 2015). "St. Ola Methodist Church – Limerick Township, Hastings County, Ontario". Fadedgenes — A Chronicle of the people of the Methodist Church in Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2020.