Craigmont | |
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Dispersed rural community Unincorporated area | |
Craigmont with Mount Robillard in the background | |
Coordinates: 45°17′45″N 77°38′06″W / 45.29583°N 77.63500°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Hastings |
Municipality | Carlow/Mayo |
Elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Postal Code | |
Area codes | 613, 343 |
Craigmont is a dispersed rural community, unincorporated place, and ghost town in Carlow/Mayo, Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada. It lies adjacent to the municipal boundary with Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan in Renfrew County. It was a former mining town that produced corundum from deposits in Mount Robillard, directly north of the community.
In 1876, the mountain was discovered as a source for corundum. In 1900, mining operations began by the Canada Corundum Company. A settlement, consisting of both a company town and a private town, grew to a peak population of 600 persons, making it the world's largest Corundum producer at that time. But in 1913, a fire destroyed the mill, resulting in job loss and a gradual decline. By 1921, Craigmont was a ghost town.
A small community remains along County Road 517 (the former Ontario Highway 517), with some of the original buildings and ruins on private property.