Shawmere, Ontario
Dispersed Rural Community in Ontario, Canada
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Shawmere is an unincorporated place and dispersed rural community in geographic Oates Township,[3] in the Unorganized North part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway point of Missonga to the west and the compact rural community of Foleyet to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. Shawmere is on the Shawmere River, part of the James Bay drainage basin.
Shawmere | |
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Dispersed Rural Community | |
  Shawmere Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′22″N 82°32′31″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Established | 1913 |
| Elevation | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code FSA | P0M |
History
Shawmere is on part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.