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1. Albany Cross
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From 1801-04, Phineas Millidge surveyed this area and laid out lots. He was the son of Loyalist Thomas Millidge (1735-1816), who prior to the Revolution had been surveyor general and a member of the NJ Assembly. |
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2. Alpena
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Settlement started around 1806 and the name is believed to have been taken from a US community. |
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3. Brickton
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In the mid-1800s brickmaking was a prosperous industry here. In 1874 a covered bridge was built across the Annapolis River on Hanley Mountain Road. |
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4. Clarence
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The first settlers in the early 1800s were Henry Barks, Samuel Elliott, Francis Jackson and William Marshall. First called Back Settlement. |
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5. Inglisville
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Land was granted here as early as 1759, but settlement likely began around the turn of the century. Believed to have been named for Bishop Charles Inglis. |
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6. Lawrencetown
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Philip Richardson had been living on the W side of the Annapolis River at nearby Richardson's Landing when he received his land grant in 1765. |
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7. Mount Hanley
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Settled by disbanded soldiers around 1785 and named for one of them, though the spelling changed through a number of early names: Handley Mountain, Hanley Mountain, Handly Mountain and Mount Hanly, until 1870 when the present name was used and survived. |
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8. North Williamston
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Settlement began around 1760 and the place was first called Schafner Settlement, for the grandsons of early settler Adam Schafner. The community was later named for King William IV who died in 1837. |
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9. Paradise
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The original French name for this place, Paradis Terrestre, 'Earthly Paradise,' dates from 1684. English settlement began in the 1760s. Another early name was Au Bout de Monde, 'the end of settlement (on the river).' |
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10. Roxbury
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It was first called Durland's Settlement for early settler Thomas Durland. A schoolhouse was built in 1868 at Durlings Lake now called Paradise Lake. |
| 11. Albany
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| 12. Central Clarence
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| 13. Clarence East
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| 14. Clarence West
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| 15. East Inglisville
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| 16. McGill Lake Wilderness Area
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| 17. Scrag Lake
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| 18. Scrag Lake Wilderness Area
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| 19. South Williamston
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| 20. Squirreltown
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| 21. Upper Clarence
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| 22. West Inglisville
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| 23. West Paradise
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| 24. Big Molly Upsim Lake (Middleton, 10km)
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25. Bloomington (Middleton, 10km)
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In Annapolis County on the side of the Nictaux River, 15 km SE of Middleton on Wheelock Road, named for landowner Elias Wheelock. Early settlers were Jesse Viditi and John Hoofman. The name Bloomington was suggested by Elias Grimes of Torbrook. |
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26. Brooklyn (Corner) (Middleton) (Middleton, 10km)
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Likely named for natural features, 'lyn' being a waterfall. This area was part of Cornwallis T. which was granted to New England settlers in 1759. |
| 27. Cloud Lake (Middleton, 10km)
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| 28. Cloud Lake Wilderness Area (Middleton, 10km)
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| 29. Douglas Road (Middleton, 10km)
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| 30. Gates Mountain (Middleton, 10km)
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| 31. Joe Simon (Middleton, 10km)
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32. Moshers Corner (Middleton, 10km)
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Named for settlers who came here in the mid-1800s. |
| 33. Nictaux (Middleton, 10km)
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34. Nictaux Falls (Middleton, 10km)
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The name is an anglicized version of Niktak, 'the forks of a river.' Major Nathaniel Parker built Rudolph Hease House here between 1765-70. |
| 35. Nictaux South (Middleton, 10km)
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| 36. Nictaux West (Middleton, 10km)
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37. Outram (Middleton, 10km)
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The Haley family settled here before 1837 and the place was first called Havelock. The present name is believed to have been given to honour a Capt. Outram, who was a prominent Nova Scotia sailor of the early 1900s. |
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38. Spa Springs (Middleton, 10km)
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First called Salem but changed its name when mineral springs were developed in 1817. At that time Wilmot Spa Springs opened, catering to those wanting to “take the waters.” |
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39. Torbrook (Middleton, 10km)
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At one time this area was called Nictaux, from the old English, meaning 'brook coming out of a hill.' |
| 40. Torbrook Nature Reserve (Middleton, 10km)
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