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1. Athol (Maccan, 7km)
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First known as Little Forks. In 1871 Parliament approved the name change to Athol, likely suggested by descendants of Loyalists after John Murray, 4th Duke of Athol. |
2. Athol Station (Maccan, 7km)
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3. Chignecto (Maccan, 7km)
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The place takes its name from the bay which is located about 15 km W of the town and is the NE arm of the Bay of Fundy. The Mi'kmaq called the place Signiukt and it first appears in English records in 1691 as Siganectoe. |
4. Harrison Woods Nature Reserve (Maccan, 7km)
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5. Lower Maccan (Maccan, 7km)
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John Harrison was the first settler in 1780. |
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6. Maccan (Maccan, 7km)
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The name derives from the First Nations peoples' name Maagan or Maakan, 'fishing place. There was an Acadian settlement here in the mid-1700s. |
7. Maccan Woods (Maccan, 7km)
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8. Nappan (Maccan, 7km)
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The Aboriginal peoples called the place Nepan, “a good place to get camp or wigwam poles'. The first white settler was George Noiles from Germany, who settled in 1735. |
9. Abercrombie Wildlife Management Area (Amherst, 10km)
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10. Amherst (Amherst, 10km)
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The Aboriginal names for the locality were: Mamalos Kudaagun and Nemcheboogwek, the latter for ‘going up rising ground.' The Acadians had a village here in 1672 called Les Planches, 'The Boards.' |
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11. Amherst Head (Amherst, 10km)
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Dixon and John Trenholm had land grants here in 1818. |
12. Amherst Point (Amherst, 10km)
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13. Amherst Range (Amherst, 10km)
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14. Beecham Settlement (Amherst, 10km)
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15. Brookdale (Amherst, 10km)
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16. Chignecto Game Sanctuary (Amherst, 10km)
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17. Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area (Amherst, 10km)
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18. East Amherst (Amherst, 10km)
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19. Fenwick (Amherst, 10km)
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Named for Sir William Fenwick Williams (1800-83) Lt.-Gov. of Nova Scotia 1865-67. Settled in the early 1800s. |
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20. Fort Lawrence (Amherst, 10km)
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The place was settled in 1672 and first known as Beaubasin. The First Nations peoples name for the place was Kwesomalegek, meaning 'a hardwood point.' |
21. Hackmatack Lake Game Sanctuary (Amherst, 10km)
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22. Hastings (Amherst) (Amherst, 10km)
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Dickey was the first land grantee in 1852. The place was first called Porter Town but in 1864 by provincial statute the name was changed to Hastings to honour Warren Hastings, an English statesman. |
23. Jacksons Point (Amherst, 10km)
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24. Lorneville (Amherst, 10km)
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Settled in the early 1800s and named for the Marquis of Lorne. |
25. Maccan River Wildlife Management Area (Amherst, 10km)
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26. Round Lake Game Sanctuary (Amherst, 10km)
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27. Salem (Amherst, 10km)
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First called Sugarwoods Hill, because of a forest of rock maples in the area, and later River Philip Road. The name was changed to Salem in 1852. |
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28. Truemanville (Amherst, 10km)
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Named for the Amos Trueman family, which settled here in 1817. |
29. Tyndal Road (Amherst, 10km)
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30. Upper Nappan (Amherst, 10km)
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31. Warren (Amherst, 10km)
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Named for Warren Hastings and birthplace of Sir Charles Tupper (1821-1915). |
32. West Amherst (Amherst, 10km)
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33. Athol Road (Springhill, 14km)
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34. Black River Road (Springhill, 14km)
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35. Claremont (Springhill, 14km)
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believed to have been named after a place of the same name in Surrey, England. Nathan Bennett, John Rhodes and John McCollan all settled here in 1828. |
36. Glenville (Springhill) (Springhill, 14km)
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37. Junction Road (Springhill, 14km)
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38. Leamington (Springhill, 14km)
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Settled in 1825 and first called Maccan Mountain. At a meeting of residents in 1886 the name was changed to Leamington for a town of that name in Warwickshire, England. |
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39. Little Forks (Springhill, 14km)
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Daniel Mills and James Fillett had land grants here by 1788. |
40. Millers Corner (Springhill) (Springhill, 14km)
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