Melancthon in Dufferin County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Horning’s Mills

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 12, 2026

1. Horning’s Mills Marker

Inscription. In 1830 Lewis Horning, a successful settler from the Hamilton area, located in this vicinity with his family. He cleared 80 acres of land and built a sawmill, grist-mill and frame house, but later returned to Hamilton. With the opening of a government road through the district in 1848, the few families who had settled near Horning were joined by others and a post office was opened in 1851. The locality's excellent waterpower attracted industry and by the closing decades of the century the village boasted six or seven mills, various tradesmen and shopkeepers, a public school, three churches and approximately 350 inhabitants. Horning's Mills was an important pioneer settlement in this region of Ontario.

Erected 1968 by Archeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 44° 9.243′ N, 80° 12.257′ W. Marker is in Melancthon, Ontario, in Dufferin County.

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It is on Mill Street 0.1 kilometers east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Mill Street, Melancthon ON L9V 3G6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ontario’s York, Durham and Headwaters Area,

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Founding of Shelburne (approx. 8.4 kilometers away); Shelburne Railway Station (approx. 8.4 kilometers away); Red Front Store Lane (approx. 8.5 kilometers away); Ruskview (approx. 11.3 kilometers away); Building Dufferin (approx. 14.8 kilometers away); The Hand Family of Stanton (approx. 14.8 kilometers away); Historic Corbetton Church Building (approx. 14.8 kilometers away); The Corbetton Church

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 12, 2026

2. Horning’s Mills Marker

(approx. 14.8 kilometers away).

Horning’s Mills, ca 1900 image. Click for full size.

3. Horning’s Mills, ca 1900

Source: Dufferin County Museum and Archives (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.