Maryhill

by Diane Strickler.

To read our archivist account of the history of the name Maryhill please click on

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Zuber’s Corners

by Susie Motz

Many of the roads in our community have been named after families that settled in the area and Zuber’s Corners is no exception. There is no road sign to tell one they are at Zuber’s Corners. It is close to West Montrose but the family it is named after has roots in Maryhill.Zuber’s Corners can be found half-way between Guelph and Elmira on Line 86 at the intersection of the Katherine Street (which runs between Elora and Winterbourne Road). It is close to both West Montrose and the covered bridge. The cornerswerenamedafterJacob Zuber – a local resident that lived there for a ‘very long time’.His farm was on the South West Corner of the intersection. Jacob was a son of Charles Zuber and Maria Elizabeth Weiler. Charles,Maria,and Maria’s Father–Ignatius Weiler were all from Unzhurst Baden Germany and were among Maryhill’s founding families.