Etymology

Simcoe County

Sim·coe Coun·ty

Today it means: A county in Ontario, Canada, just north of the Greater Toronto Area. Full definition →

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The story

Named by colonial administrator John Graves Simcoe (1752 - 1806) in honour of his father, John Simcoe.

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