to see within the church as the windows and doors have been shut and locked up. The graveyard contains several tombstones, which date as early to the beginning of the settlement, however, the tombstones can sometimes be misinterpreted as they are very old. The Scotch Settlement is seen as the founding settlement of the West Gwillimbury area and South Simcoe county. References Ontario's Historical Plaques: "The Scotch Settlement 1819" Populated places established in 1815 Communities in Simcoe County 1815 establishments in Upper Canada Ghost towns in Ontario