Guernsey’s surroundings: 20 historic places within 25 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 7.2% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Fruitland, 3 km away.
20 places on Canada’s registers lie 25 km or less from Guernsey
The mix: 15 National Historic Sites, 4 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. Between them, 13 towns share them, mainly Corktown, Beasley and Battlefield. Nearest comes Erland Lee (Museum) Home, 1.9 km off, in Fruitland.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 1.9 km away, in Fruitland |
| Battlefield HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796 · 4.3 km away, in Battlefield |
| Battle of Stoney CreekNational Historic Site · 1813 · 4.3 km away, in Battlefield |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 5.9 km away, in Parkview West |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 13 km away, in North End East |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 13 km away, in Corktown |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 13 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 13 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 13 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 13 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 13 km away, in Beasley |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 13 km away, in Durand |
Within 25 km of Guernsey, the oldest record dates from 1796
The nearest historic places to Guernsey, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
The earliest is Battlefield House in Battlefield, begun in 1796. Within 25 km, 20 records give a date. Before Confederation: 13.
Guernsey added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Guernsey today were built before 2001. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 50% of Guernsey’s, against 23% in the typical town. In Guernsey, 24% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Guernsey compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,800 to 3,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Georgian Bay and Maniwaki. The typical town its size has 0. 14 of them have none.
Guernsey and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Poplar Park | 3,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lakeshore | 3,127 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverdale East | 3,416 | 0 | 0 | — |
Guernsey in brief
Few of its homes are old, 7.2% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
Questions about Guernsey’s history
How many historic places does Guernsey have on the registers?
Not within Guernsey. Its nearest is a top designation: Erland Lee (Museum) Home, 1.9 km away in Fruitland.
How old are the homes in Guernsey?
Before 1961: 7.2% 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).