Darbyville is a small, unincorporated community in
Milton, Ontario
Milton (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census population 132,979) is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 2001 and 2011, Milton was the fastest growing m ...
, Canada.
The settlement was originally located in
Nassagaweya Township
Nassagaweya Township is a geographic township and former municipality now part of Milton.
The township was created in 1819, its name derived from the Mississauga word ''nazhesahgewayyong'', meaning 'river with two outlets.' This refers to the f ...
, Halton County.
Geography
Darbyville is located along the Guelph Line (Regional Road 1), at the intersection with 20 Side Road (Regional Road 34). Mountsberg Creek flows through Darbyville. It is surrounded by farmland and there is a golf course nearby.
History
John Taylor built a house there in 1837. The following year, Edward and Robert Darby, namesake of the settlement, opened a blacksmith and wagon-making shop.
A carpenter shop and general store were established many years later.
Wagon-making was continued in the settlement by the Pickett and Erwin families.
While
Campbellville
Campbellville is a compact rural community in the geographic township of Nassagaweya in the Town of Milton, Ontario. It is on the Niagara Escarpment and is a tourist destination for residents of the Greater Toronto Area.
History
Campbellville ...
was the principal urban center in Nassagaweya Township, Darbyville was one of several smaller communities, along with Brookville, Moffat, and Knatchbull.
In 1974, as part of southern Ontario's organization into regional government, it became part of the town of Milton.
References
{{Halton region
Neighbourhoods in Milton, Ontario