Someone vacationing near St. Andrew’s Lake this summer contacted us by email looking for some information on the location of the K&P’s flag station at Hinchinbrooke. He was doing some research and wanted to visit the site. Unfortunately we didn’t have any information on this station. After doing some quick research, we have a pretty good idea of the general location of the station. A visitor from Cole Lake was at the caboose this summer and helped confirm this location. Both of us agreed you wouldn’t be able to tell today that there ever was a station there.
From the book “In Search of the K&P”, “Hinchinbrooke station was situated near St. Andrew’s Brook” as the old records say. Between Bedford, Hinchinbrooke and Parham Stations in the early days of the K&P, the railroad ran between properties held by the following families Chester Godfrey, Adam Matthews, William Casney, Joseph Kennedy, John and William Hamilton, George Killins, Benson Peters, Robert Killins, Adam McMahon, John Kennedy, John McMahon, T. Keates, Alex McMahon, Alex Campbell, Isaac Simpson, John Claxton, George Cramer, John Draffin, Agnew, M.N. Hayes, James Cox.”
Map from 1878
The map below shows a section of the K&P rail line. Hinchinbrooke is about the middle of the map.
So where was the station? The station was located about 3 miles north of the Godfrey station at mile 71.2. There may also have been a short spur line just south of the station. Basically, it was located where White Lake Rd. connected to Highway 38, and just south of White Lake Rd. White Lake Rd. today connects to highway 38 a little further south.
Unfortunately, we have not been able to find any photos of the K&P flag station at Hinchinbrooke.
Topographical Map 1939 – Department of Defence
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C.F. – Cheese Factory
S – School
P – Post Office
231 – Survey Monument
The maps below were created using the County of Frontenac’s public interactive mapping web site. The first map shows the K&P Right of Way and the original location of White Lake Rd.
Some more research is needed to find the exact location. The second map below shows two possible locations.
The Kick and Push Railway 