Communities
The township includes the following communities within its boundaries:
- Beachville
- The first game of baseball was played in this community on 4 June 1838, a year before the Cooperstown Game. The Beachville Club and the Zorras were the teams playing on this occasion. The postal code for Beachville is N0J1A0.
- Brownsville
- Brownsville Station
- Centreville - the first site of European settlement and a primary school of intense battle ground for grades 1-8 in the 1960s. Home of Centerville Pond.
- Culloden
- Delmer
- Dereham Centre
- The municipal offices of South-West Oxford are located in Dereham Centre.
- Foldens
- Hagles Corners
- Mount Elgin
- Located along Highway 19, south of Salford and north of Ostrander.
- Ostrander
- Salford
- A small village along Highway 19 consisting of approximately 50 households. It is surrounded by agricultural land and the Oxford landfill to the east. The extent of its commercial infrastructure is a gasbar/garage which suffered a fire in 2004, and a post office/variety store/cheese museum. In addition, there was once a dairy and cheese mill, which was closed and now lies derelict. Other notable buildings include two churches, one which was recently closed due to a lack of funding, and the Salford Community Centre with a ball diamond. Salford was the birthplace of Aimee Semple McPherson.
- Sweaburg
- Sweaburg is located 5 km southwest of Woodstock. Its main intersection is Sweaburg Road and Dodge Line (County Roads 12 and 41). It had a public school for students up to grade three (until 2009), Sweaburg United Church and cemetery, a ball diamond, and a convenience store.
- Verschoyle
- Zenda
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