Welcome to Wilbur

WILBUR

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Wilbur Station was once a thriving hamlet with its mining, farming and railroad. It became the leading iron ore producer on the K&P. By 1888 it had about 250 residents. Wilbur was on the border between Lanark and Frontenac Counties with the mine and related buildings being in Lanark and other buildings in Frontenac. None of the historic buildings are left now.

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The K&P railroad arrived at Wilbur in 1884 with a spur line to the mine and one to the mill. The station was situated on the west side of the railroad tracks. When the population became smaller, the station was replaced by a boxcar on the east side. The original one was sold to Tom Richardson for a store. The telegraph was operated out of the station and played a very important role in the community as a quick way to get relay messages. The station closed in 1930.

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During the Cemetery project Unravelling History- One Tombstone at a Time, undertaken by the Archives in 2019 researchers located the abandoned cemetery. From the tombstones and stone markers it seemed that those buried at this site were children 1900-1908. View more information at the Cemeteries link in the NFHSA website.

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Learn more about the post office, store, school, the mine and the K&P railway from the book- Historic Tours of North Frontenac.