Peterbell

Peterbell
Dispersed rural community
Etymology: Peter Warren Bell, Hudson's Bay Company employee
Peterbell Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°36′03″N83°20′43″W / 48.60083°N 83.34528°W / 48.60083; -83.34528 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Census subdiv.	Unorg. North Algoma
Founded	1913
Elevation [2]	317 m (1,040 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code FSA	P0M

Peterbell is an unincorporated place and dispersed rural community in geographic Coderre Township, ^[3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. ^[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Argolis to the west and Dunrankin to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.

The place is on the Missinaibi River, a tributary of the Moose River. It is named for Peter Warren Bell, who was in charge of the Hudson's Bay Company Superior District from 1866 to 1895. ^{[4] [ failed verification ]}

History

Peterbell is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.

In 1917, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) established a fur trade post along the railway and served as an outpost for the Missanabie HBC post. At the same time, the New Brunswick House post on Missinaibi Lake was closed and the Peterbell post took over its operations. It became a full post before 1933, but closed on September 30, 1957. ^[5]

References

1. "Peterbell". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2016-08-05.
2. Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-08-05.
3. "Coderre" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2016-08-05.
4. "Bell, Peter, 1831-1901". BC Archives. Royal BC Museum. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
5. "Hudson's Bay Company: Peterbell". pam.minisisinc.com. Archives of Manitoba - Keystone Archives Descriptive Database. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

Other map sources:

• Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-05.