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Sophiasburgh is an historic township in southern Ontario, Canada, one of the three original townships that formed Prince Edward County.[1][2][3] The other two townships were Ameliasburgh and Marysburgh.[3] It was named in 1798 after Princess Sophia, the fifth daughter of George III. The township was amalgamated into the Corporation of the County of Prince Edward, a single tier municipality, on January 1, 1998.
After the American Revolution, a number of United Empire Loyalists who settled in the area of Picton Bay. The White Chapel, north of Picton, was the first Methodist church built in the county.
44°05′14″N 77°12′54″W / 44.08722°N 77.21500°W / 44.08722; -77.21500
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