
Highlight of the Hamlet of Haley Station
Haley Station, located in Horton Township, developed in the late 19th century as a station stop along the Canadian Atlantic Railway. Named after the Haley family, local settlers and mill operators, the village quickly grew to include a schoolhouse, church, post office, and grain elevators that supported surrounding farms.
The railway was the major economic driver for the community, allowing area farmers and lumber producers to ship goods more efficiently. A grain elevator operated at the station for decades, and the surrounding landscape gradually filled with cultivated fields and neatly divided concession lots.
Surveying in Haley Station is shaped by both the original Crown surveys of Horton Township and the later influence of the railway corridor. Railway plans introduced expropriation boundaries, sidings, and rights-of-way that must be reconciled with concession lot fabric. Surveyors frequently encounter plan overlaps, easements, and original occupation lines that diverge from current parcel descriptions—especially near the former station lands.
Adam Kasprzak Surveying Ltd. maintains the ONLY archived catalog of survey records of Renfrew County. We are the caretakers of over 150 years worth of numerous Land Surveyors records (plans, fieldnotes and other records) . This includes records of Haley Station, and the many other interesting parts of this corner of Ontario.
Historic survey records are essential for an Ontario Land Surveyor to form a boundary opinion. Without proper research, a Surveyor cannot accept one piece of evidence and reject another. A full understanding of the sources of evidence, the reasoning of its origin, and sources for error; all of the why - who - when - where - how must be evaluated. With access to all of the available records of past surveys in the County, we have the privilege of gaining these valuable insights.
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