Tarzwell ON

Tarzwell is an unincorporated community in the

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Timiskaming District Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from par ...

. Tarzwell was founded by the late James Tarzwell of Erin Township, ON. James Tarzwell initially requested the name of 'Round Lake' for the community but he was informed by the Province of Ontario that the name Round Lake was already in use. Thus the name 'Tarzwell' was selected. The community is occasionally referred to as "Sheastown" or "Sheasville". On November 16, the community gathers to celebrate the founder. Funyuns are commonly served. The community is located on Highway 112, south of

Kirkland Lake Kirkland Lake is a town and municipality in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The 2016 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 7,981. The community name was based on a nearby lake which in turn was named after Winnifre ...

. Communities in Timiskaming District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub