Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Heritage within reach of South Frontenac: 34 places, 25 km or closer
The closest top-tier heritage to South Frontenac is in Kingston, 20 km away. The earliest of 9 people born in South Frontenac before 1914 is Abigail Becker.
The heritage closest to South Frontenac: Cataraqui Cemetery, at 18 km
34 places lie within 25 km. The oldest, Fort Frontenac, dates from 1673, 22 km away. They are 21 National Historic Sites, 8 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 3 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Cataraqui CemeteryNational Historic Site · 18 km away, in Kingston |
| Sir John A. Macdonald GravesiteNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 18 km away, in Kingston |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kingston, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1855–1856 · 20 km away, in Kingston |
| Collins Bay Institution, Administration Building, A-1Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1931–1944 · 21 km away, in Kingston |
| Elizabeth CottageNational Historic Site · 1841–1844 · 22 km away, in Kingston |
| Fort FrontenacNational Historic Site · 1673–1674 · 22 km away, in Kingston |
| RoselawnNational Historic Site · 1841–1842 · 23 km away, in Kingston |
| Old Kingston Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 23 km away, in Kingston |
| Kingston Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 23 km away, in Kingston |
| Commandants Residence, former Royal Navy Hospital, Building 10Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1813–1815 · 23 km away, in Kingston |
| St. George's CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 23 km away, in Kingston |
| Kingston City HallNational Historic Site · 1843–1845 · 23 km away, in Kingston |
The 25 km around South Frontenac keep buildings from as early as 1673
Out to 25 km from South Frontenac, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
First by date comes Fort Frontenac in Kingston, from 1673. 32 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 22 predate Confederation.
The biggest share of South Frontenac’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 29%
Half of the homes standing in South Frontenac today were built before 2001. At 23%, South Frontenac’s share of pre-1961 homes is above the typical town’s 18%. From 2016 on, South Frontenac built 5.2% of its homes; the typical town built 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.
Before 1914, South Frontenac gave 9 lives to the record
The decades after Confederation gave 6 of the 9. By Wikipedia’s reach, John Babcock leads, with 14 articles. William John Loucks reached 95, the longest life here, ending in 1968. It starts with Abigail Becker, born in 1830.
Everyone born in South Frontenac → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
South Frontenac in brief
Of the homes standing in South Frontenac, 23% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Its people of the past include John Babcock (1900), Abigail Becker (1830) and William Samuel Reed (1864). The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about South Frontenac’s history
How many historic places does South Frontenac have on the registers?
Inside South Frontenac, none so far. At 18 km, Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in South Frontenac?
23% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).