Drumbo and Blandford Blenheim Township
Drumbo acquired its name in 1852; the community was named after Drumbo, Ireland. It is located in Blandford-Blenheim Township, Oxford County at the crossroads of County Road #3 (Wilmot Street) and County Road #29 (Oxford Street); this is south of the 401 Highway and 24 kilometers northeast of Woodstock.
Princeton is located in Oxford County on Country Road #3, twenty-two kilometers east of Woodstock. Etonia, east of Princeton, and Gobles, west of Princeton, are both located on County Road 2. Richwood is located on Blenheim Road and Township Road 5, north of Etonia.
The village of Wolverton is named after its founder, Enos Wolverton (1810-1893), who built up a successful milling enterprise on the Nith River. Enos came to Upper Canada with his parents from Cayuga County, New York state in 1826. He married Harriet Towl in 1834 and had two daughters, Roseltha (Rose) and Melissa (Lissa), and five sons, Alfred, Daniel, Alonzo, Jasper and Newton. Enos’ brother, Asa Wolverton, became a successful businessman in nearby Paris, Ontario. The Crimean War (1854-1856) brought on an agricultural boom in Upper Canada and increased the Wolvertons’ fortunes.
Washington is on County Road 3 (Washington Road) and Regional Road 8, east of Plattsville and north of Drumbo.
Plattsville is located on Township Road 13 & 42 (Albert Street) and Regional Road 8. It is located north of Highway 401, and 32 kilometers northeast of Woodstock. The community was named for its founder, Edward Platt, who settled in 1811 and built a flour mill.
Bright is located where County Roads 22 and 8 cross. Windfall is located on Oxford Road 29, north of Highway 401, west of Drumbo, south of Bright.
Ratho is located on Blandford Road and Township Road 13, northwest of Bright.
