Photo: Bhazzard at English Wikipedia · Public domain5 registered heritage sites stand within 50 km of Corunna
Heritage of the first rank begins 26 km from Corunna, in Petrolia. Of the 2 people born in Corunna before 1914, Thomas Neal came first.
5 places on Canada’s registers lie 50 km or less from Corunna
Of the 2 of the highest rank, the nearest is Victoria Hall / Petrolia Town Hall, 26 km away. By designation: 2 heritage lighthouses, 2 National Historic Sites and a heritage railway station. “VIA Rail Station, Sarnia, Ontario” in Sarnia is the nearest, 16 km away.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| VIA Rail Station, Sarnia, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1891–1892 · 16 km away, in Sarnia |
| Walpole Island Upper A34 LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1929 · 23 km away, in Walpole Island 46 |
| Walpole Island Lower A32 LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1931 · 24 km away, in Walpole Island 46 |
| Victoria Hall / Petrolia Town HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1890 · 26 km away, in Petrolia |
| First Commercial Oil FieldNational Historic Site · 1858–1859 · 28 km away, in Enniskillen |
Within 50 km of Corunna, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
No place near Corunna is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
First by date comes First Commercial Oil Field in Enniskillen, from 1858. The bars count 5 dated places within 50 km. One predates Confederation.
28% of Corunna’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
Corunna built little from 2001 to 2015: 11% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 36% of Corunna’s homes. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 5.6% of Corunna’s, above the typical 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Corunna and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corunna | 15,872 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Point Edward | 1,989 | 0 | 0 | — |
Corunna in brief
Of the homes standing in Corunna, 28% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed; and its past has lives on the record such as Maud Menten (1879) and Thomas Neal (1858).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
Questions about Corunna’s history
How many historic places does Corunna have on the registers?
None inside Corunna yet. The nearest is VIA Rail Station, Sarnia, Ontario, 16 km away in Sarnia.
How old are the homes in Corunna?
The 2021 Census dates 28% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).