Highlight of the Hamlet of Woermke
Woermke is a minor locality near Eganville, likely named after a pioneer family or early farmstead. It appears in older land registry documents and on some regional maps but never developed into a formal village with civic services.
This area formed part of the agricultural hinterland supporting Eganville’s mills and markets. A few family farms persisted into the modern era, and the name continues in use as a geographic reference.
Cadastral work in Woermke involves standard concession lot surveys with infrequent severance activity. Surveyors may encounter poorly maintained boundaries, fence-line discrepancies, and limited monumentation. Local oral history can be helpful in clarifying long-standing property lines.
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 Woermke, 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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