Area information
Southampton is a community on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario and close to Port Elgin. Although the community still has its own post office, and road signs indicating the name Southampton, it is no longer an entity, per se. In 1998, Port Elgin, Southampton and Township of Saugeen, were amalgamated to form the Town of Port Elgin-Saugeen-Southampton. On December 17, 1998, the Province renamed the community the Town of Saugeen Shores. Railways. After the railways ceased to service the area the tracks were removed. A group of volunteers founded the Saugeen Rail Trail Association in 1990. The trail connects Southampton and Port Elgin. The trail also connects to the 80 kilometre long Bruce County Trail Network which leads to towns such as Paisley, Walkerton, Mildmay and Kincardine. Wikipedia