Photo: Dan MacNeal · CC BY 4.0Beyond Grand Valley’s limits, 12 historic places within 50 km
From Grand Valley, look 22 km away, to Fergus, for the nearest place of the highest designation. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 22% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
12 places on Canada’s registers lie 50 km or less from Grand Valley
Oldest of them is Rockwood Academy (1850), 36 km off. Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge in Fergus is the nearest, 24 km away. Their towns number 6: Guelph, Fergus and Rockwood first.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Wellington County House of Industry and RefugeNational Historic Site · 1876–1878 · 24 km away, in Fergus |
| Former Elora Drill ShedNational Historic Site · 1865–1866 · 26 km away, in Fergus |
| Rockwood AcademyOntario Heritage Trust property · 1850 · 36 km away, in Rockwood |
| West Montrose Covered BridgeDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881 · 37 km away, in Elmira |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail/GO Transit) Station, Guelph, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1911–1912 · 40 km away, in Guelph |
| Guelph City HallNational Historic Site · 1856–1858 · 40 km away, in Guelph |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate ConceptionNational Historic Site · 1876–1889 · 40 km away, in Guelph |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1906–1908 · 40 km away, in Guelph |
| The BoathouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1930 · 41 km away, in Guelph |
| McCrae HouseNational Historic Site · 1850–1861 · 41 km away, in Guelph |
| VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Georgetown, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1855–1857 · 42 km away, in Georgetown |
| ClaverleighNational Historic Site · 1871–1872 · 50 km away, in Stayner |
Near Grand Valley, within 50 km: built places from 1850 on
Reaching 50 km out from Grand Valley: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Rockwood Academy, in Rockwood, goes back furthest, to 1850. Within 50 km, building dates exist for 12 places. 5 go back before 1867.
23% of Grand Valley’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
Few of Grand Valley’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 20%, the norm 27%. Half of the homes standing in Grand Valley today were built before 2001. 19% of Grand Valley’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, close to the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Grand Valley and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley | 4,759 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Garafraxa | 2,976 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Amaranth | 4,808 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Orangeville | 33,070 | 0 | 0 | — |
Grand Valley in brief
The pre-1961 share of Grand Valley’s homes is 23%, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place; and its past has one life on the record, Thomas Miller (1876).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- 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.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
Questions about Grand Valley’s history
How many historic places does Grand Valley have on the registers?
Grand Valley has none of its own; Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge, in Fergus, the closest at 24 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Grand Valley?
Before 1961: 23% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
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).