Myrtle, Ontario

Myrtle
—  Unincorporated community  —
Coordinates: 44°1′5″N 78°58′9″W / 44.01806°N 78.96917°W / 44.01806; -78.96917Coordinates: 44°1′5″N 78°58′9″W / 44.01806°N 78.96917°W / 44.01806; -78.96917
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional municipality	Durham
Town	Whitby
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Forward sortation area	L0B 1A0
Area code(s)	905 and 289
NTS Map	031D02
GNBC Code	FDLLM

Myrtle is a community in the Town of Whitby, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.

Myrtle, located in what was Whitby Township, was first named Well's Corners. In 1856, the name of the community was changed to Wellwood and again to Myrtle in the 1860s. In 1968, Myrtle became part of the Town of Whitby when the Town amalgamated with Whitby Township.

Myrtle is located approximately 16 kilometres north of the town centre of Whitby and 6 kilometres north of Brooklin along Highway 12.

References

• Rayburn, Alan. Place Names of Ontario. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.

External links

• Historic Photos of Myrtle, Ontario at Whitby Public Library and Archives Digital Collection
• Myrtle at Geographical Names of Canada
• Ontario High Speed Rural High Speed Internet Services for the Myrtle community