Acanthus, Ontario

Acanthus
Acanthus Location of Acanthus in Ontario
Coordinates: 46°01′51″N78°24′16″W / 46.03083°N 78.40444°W / 46.03083; -78.40444
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Nipissing
Elevation	319 m (1,047 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code FSA	K0J
Area codes	705, 249

Acanthus is an unincorporated place and former railway point in geographic Deacon Township in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. ^[1] Acanthus is located within Algonquin Provincial Park on Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River.

It lies on the now abandoned Canadian National Railway Beachburg Subdivision, ^[2] a section of track that was originally constructed as the Canadian Northern Railway main line, between the divisional point Brent to the west and Odenback to the east; it had a passing track. The Beachburg Subdivision operated from 1915 until its closure in 1995, marking the end of rail service to the community. ^[3]

References

1. "Acanthus". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 10 August 2011.
2. Smith, Jeffrey P (11 October 2014). "C.N.Rys. Beachburg Subdivision". C.N.Ry. in Ontario. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
3. Jeffrey P. Smith (11 October 2014). "C.N.Rys. Beachburg Subdivision". CNR In Ontario. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

Other map sources:

• McMurtrie, Jeffrey (2008). "Algonquin Provincial Park and the Haliburton Highlands". Wikimedia Commons. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
• Map 9 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.