Straffordville Ontario Map

About Straffordville, Ontario

Straffordville is a compact rural community in Elgin, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Straffordville is located at 42.7496°N, 80.7748°W.

Straffordville rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where fields of cultivated crops meet the soft, shadowed edges of scattered woodlands. It lies 33.7 km east of St. Thomas, ON (from St. Thomas, ON: bearing 96°T), and is situated 14.8 km west of Andy's Corners. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a blend of tilled soil and the distant breath of pine. The land itself is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet resilience, marked by the patient unfolding of seasons. Farmsteads, with their sturdy barns and silos, dot the horizon like weathered sentinels, each a small universe unto itself, oriented towards the sun’s arc across the broad Ontario sky. The history of Straffordville is deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of Elgin County, a legacy nurtured by generations of settlers who cleared the land and coaxed sustenance from its fertile soil. Early pioneers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community built on hard work and mutual reliance. The local economy, while diversifying, still finds its pulse in the rhythm of the agricultural year, with crops like corn and soybeans painting broad strokes across the countryside. Within Straffordville, the echoes of its past are held in the weathered facades of its older buildings and the enduring spirit of its residents, who have learned to adapt and thrive amidst the changing currents of time and industry.

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Explore Straffordville, Ontario, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.74957, -80.77479. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

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Location data for Straffordville is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.