Saltford is a small unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Highway 21 and Saltford Road, on the east bank of the Maitland River in the township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh just east of Goderich. In early 1866, local entrepreneur Samuel Platt discovered the presence of brine while drilling for oil in the community.
Saltford is a diminutive unincorporated settlement in Ontario, Canada, situated at the junction of Highway 21 and Saltford Road, on the east bank of the Maitland River within the Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh township, just to the east of Goderich. In early 1866, a local entrepreneur named Samuel Platt identified brine while drilling for oil in the community.