Highlight of the Hamlet of Micksburg
Micksburg is a rural community located within the former Township of Wilberforce, now part of the Township of North Algona Wilberforce. Named after an early settler, William Mick, the area developed as a German farming enclave during the late 1800s.
The community supported a cheese factory, churches, and a general store, and it maintained a strong agricultural identity well into the 20th century. Although no formal village plan exists, Micksburg appears consistently on historic maps as a local service centre.
For surveyors, Micksburg presents a straightforward rural lot fabric, but with nuances typical of long-term agricultural use—informal boundary occupations, fencerows predating severances, and remnant parcels from earlier land consolidation or estate transfers. Drainage features and laneways often run counter to lot lines, requiring careful field correlation.
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 Micksburg, 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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