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Richmond Hill (Greater Toronto Area, L4C 4X8)
1. Town of Richmond Hill (Lower Tier York) Your Host(s): Canada Post Richmond Hill, Phone: (905) 884-3297 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 93,819. Town in Reg. Mun. of York, on Hwys 404 & 407, 16 km. N of Toronto. Balser Munshaw was the first settler, in 1794, but did not stay; nor did the next two settlers, John and Edward Stooks.
  2. Langstaff Your Host(s): Canada Post Richmond Hill, Phone: (905) 508-4709 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 1,095. Part of the Towns of Vaughan and Markham, Reg. Mun. of York on Hwy 407 and C. Rds. 1 & 7. Named after John Langstaff of Amboy, NJ, who settled in 1808 and was the first teacher in the local school.
  3. Oak Ridges Your Host(s): Canada Post Richmond Hill, Phone: (613) 838-5621 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 2,500. Part of the Town of Richmond Hill in the Reg. Mun. of York, on C. Rds. 1& 11,32 km.. N of Toronto.
  4. Snowball Your Host(s): Canada Post Richmond Hill, Phone: (613) 838-5621 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 180. In King T., York C. on C. Rd. 53, 3 km. W of Aurora. First known as Coates' Corners and then Hainstock's Corners, the community got its present name in 1850.
  5. Vandorf Your Host(s): Canada Post Richmond Hill, Phone: (613) 838-5621 - Leave a Public Review
In the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, York Region on C. Rd. 8 9 km E of Aurora.
  6. Wilcox Lake Your Host(s): Canada post Richmond Hill, Phone: (613) 838-5621 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 1,377. In the Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rds. 11 & 34,10 km N ofRicbmond Hill. The community was named in honour of Col. William Willcocks, first postmaster of York (Toronto).
  7. Concord (Thornhill, 7km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Thornhill, Phone: (905) 764-7268 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 500. In the city of Vaughan, York Region, on C. Rds. 6 & 7,just N of Toronto. The post office opened in 1854, and the first postmaster, John Duncan, named the place Concord -- because the citizens couldn't agree on a name.
  8. Richvale (Thornhill, 7km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Thornhill, Phone: (905) 764-7268 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 3,392. Part of the Town of Richmond Hill in the Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rds. 1 & 73, 16 km. N of Toronto.
  9. Thornhill (Thornhill, 7km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Thornhill, Phone: (905) 764-7268 Public Reviews (1) - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 19,000. In Reg. Mun. of York, 8 km. N of Toronto. In 1792, Lt.-Gov. John Graves Simcoe planned a road to link York (now Toronto) on L. Ontario with L. Simcoe, about 45 km north.
  10. Maple (Maple, 6km) Your Host(s): Maple Community Centre, Phone: (905) 832-2377 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 2,500. Part of the Town of Vaughan, Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rds. 6 & 25, 29 km. N of Toronto.
11. Gormley (Gormley, 9km) Your Host(s): Gormley Corner Store, Phone: (905) 887-5728 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 178. In Markham T., Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rd. 41,1 km E of Hwy 404, 15 km. N of Toronto.
  12. King City (King City, 9km) Your Host(s): Canada Post King City, Phone: (905) 833-5303 - Leave a Public Review
King City, Nobleton, Schomberg, Pottageville
13. Township of King (Lower Tier York) (King City, 9km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Toll Free Phone: (800) 688-5013 FAX: (905) 833-2300 - Leave a Public Review
14. Town of Aurora (Lower Tier York) and the Aurora Fair (Aurora, 14km) Your Host(s): Aurora Municipal Department, Phone: (905) 727-1375 - Leave a Public Review
Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
  15. Where Angels Gather (Aurora, 14km) , Phone: (905) 841-0055 - Leave a Public Review
16. Bedford Park Historical Post Office (Toronto, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Teddington Park, Phone: (416) 483-7878 - Leave a Public Review
  17. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, 16km) , Phone: (416) 263-3835 FAX: (416) 263-3838 - Leave a Public Review
Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
18. City of Toronto (Single Tier Toronto) (Toronto, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Toronto, Phone: (416) 413-4815 - Leave a Public Review
Postcards above used with permission from A Great Lakes Treasury of Old Postcards 2007 Lorenzo Marcolin, MD 176 pp. For Copies call the Huronia Museum 705 526 2844 or email lmarcolin@aol.com
19. City of Vaughan (Lower Tier York) (Toronto, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Toronto, Phone: (416) 749-3877 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 129,019. A town in the Reg. Mun. of York on the HumberR., formed in 1971 by regional government.
  20. Etobicoke (Toronto, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Toronto, Phone: (416) 231-3320 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 295,215. In the Mun. of Metropolitan Toronto on the Humber R. and L. Ontario on the W side of Toronto.
21. Leaside (Historical Post Office) (Toronto, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post, Toll Free Phone: (866) 607-6301 - Leave a Public Review
  22. North York (Toronto, 16km) Your Host(s): Deltera Library‎, Phone: (416) 226-5149 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 541,796. A city within Metropolitan Toronto, formerly a borough of Metropolitan Toronto.
  23. ROYAL LEPAGE Terrequity Realty Meirion Jones (Toronto, 16km) , Phone: (705) 653-8695 - Leave a Public Review
  24. The Royal Winter Fair (Toronto, 16km) , Phone: (416) 263-3400 - Leave a Public Review
Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
  25. Buttonville (Markham, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Markham, Phone: (905) 479-0403 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 200. Part of the Town of Markham, Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rd. 8,2 km N ofHwy 7, 18 km NE of Toronto.
26. City of Markham (Lower Tier York) (Markham, 14km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (905) 477-7000 - Leave a Public Review
  27. Elgin Mills (Markham, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Markham, Phone: (905) 294-1451 Public Reviews (1) - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 781. Part of the Town of Richmond Hill, Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rd. 1,24 km N of Toronto.
  28. Green River (Markham, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Markham, Phone: (905) 294-1451 Public Reviews (6) - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 115. In the Town of Pickering, Durham Reg. on Duffms Cr. and C. Rd. 31, just S of Hwy 7, 14 km. NE of Pickering.
29. Markham Fair (Markham & East York Agricultural Society) (Markham, 14km) Your Host(s): Markham and East York Agricultural Society, Phone: (905) 642-3247 FAX: (905) 640-8458 - Leave a Public Review
Welcome to the Markham Fair! Always the Weekend Before Thanksgiving!
  30. Woodbridge (Woodbridge, 16km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Woodbridge, Phone: (905) 265-8082 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 19,800. Part of the Town of Vaughan, Reg. Mun. 01 York on the Humber R. and C. Rds. 7 & 17, 26 km NW of Toronto.
  31. Woodbridge Fair (Woodbridge Agricultural Society) (Woodbridge, 16km) , Phone: (905) 265-1782 FAX: (905) 851-0704 - Leave a Public Review
Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
  32. Kettleby (Kettleby, 18km) Your Host(s): Daisy Mart Convenience Stores, Phone: (905) 841-3078 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 175. InKing T., Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rd. 55,1 km E of Hwy 400, 26 km N of Toronto.
  33. Newmarket Antique Mall (Newmarket, 20km) , Phone: (905) 868-9532 - Leave a Public Review
  34. Olde Mill Antiques (Newmarket, 20km) , Phone: (905) 898-3938 - Leave a Public Review
35. Regional Municipality of York (Upper Tier York) (Newmarket, 20km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (905) 895-1231 - Leave a Public Review
  36. Select Art Galleries (Newmarket, 20km) , Phone: (905) 895-3002 - Leave a Public Review
37. Town of Newmarket (Lower Tier York) (Newmarket, 20km) Your Host(s): Newmarket Public Library, Phone: (905) 953-5110 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 55,079. In Reg. Mun. of York on the Holland R. and Hwy 9, just Eof C. Rd. 1,48 km. N of Toronto.
  38. Alexis Interiors & Accessories (Kleinburg, 15km) , Phone: (905) 893-0550 - Leave a Public Review
  39. Hawthorne House (Kleinburg, 15km) , Phone: (905) 893-1059 - Leave a Public Review
  40. Kleinburg (Kleinburg, 15km) Your Host(s): Canada Post Kleinburg, Phone: (905) 893-1044 - Leave a Public Review
Pop. 1,360. Part of the Town of Vaughan in the Reg. Mun. of York on a branch of the Humber R. and C. Rd. 27, 28 km NW of Toronto.