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1. Kempt / Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
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Kempt: Although Francis, Richard and Thomas Kempton founded this settlement in the early 1800s, it is named to honour Sir James Kempt (1764-1854), Lt.-Gov. of the province from 1820-28 who visited in 1822. |
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2. Maitland Bridge
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First named Kempton Settlement for settlers from the early 1700s. |
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3. New Albany
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Settlement began around 1806. The place was likely named for Albany on the Hudson River in NY. See Albany Cross. |
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4. New Grafton
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Scottish people settled here in 1821 and named the community after a place in their homeland. |
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5. Northfield (New Germany)
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The settlement gets its name from its location, N of the larger settlements in N Queens County. Peleg Ringer, J. E. Brown and Andrew Dukeshire were land owners here in 1838. |
| 6. Allison Lake
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| 7. Frog Lake
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| 8. Inness Brook
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| 9. Jakes Landing
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| 10. Lake Munro
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| 11. Mount Merrit
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| 12. The Medway
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| 13. West Branch Medway River Nature Reserve
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| 14. Dunraven Bog Nature Reserve (Caledonia, 16km)
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| 15. Harmony Mills (Caledonia, 16km)
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| 16. Lake Rossignol (Caledonia, 16km)
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| 17. Lake Rossignol Wilderness Area (Caledonia, 16km)
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| 18. West Caledonia (Caledonia, 16km)
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19. Whiteburn Mines (Caledonia, 16km)
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In 1887 gold was discovered and what had been since 1820 a tiny community of Scots and Irish immigrants became a sizeable settlement. |
| 20. Camerons Brook Provincial Park (South Brookfield, 20km)
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21. Colpton (South Brookfield, 20km)
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First called Pleasant River Settlement. The name changed when the Colp family obtained land here in 1902. |
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22. Hibernia (South Brookfield, 20km)
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Settled in 1820 by two Irishmen and named for their homeland. |
| 23. Hibernia Wildlife Management Area (South Brookfield, 20km)
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| 24. Lakeview (New Germany) (South Brookfield, 20km)
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| 25. Meagher (South Brookfield, 20km)
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26. Molega (South Brookfield, 20km)
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The Aboriginal name was Maligeak, 'fretful water.' On some early maps it was Malega. This name may have come from that of a gold- or silver-mining town in Spain, suggested by a returning seaman. |
| 27. Molega Lake (South Brookfield, 20km)
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| 28. Molega North (South Brookfield, 20km)
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29. New Elm (South Brookfield, 20km)
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Eldred Calhoon settled in 1875 and Abraham Weagle came in 1892. The German settlers named their community for Lake Elm in Germany. |
| 30. North Brookfield (South Brookfield, 20km)
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| 31. Pleasant River (South Brookfield, 20km)
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| 32. Round Lake (South Brookfield, 20km)
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33. South Brookfield (South Brookfield, 20km)
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The place was first called Bankwenopskw, 'we hunt him amongst rocks.' In 1798 William Burk opened up North Queens County with a pioneer settlement on the Medway River above Ponhook Lake. |
| 34. Tupper Lake Nature Reserve (South Brookfield, 20km)
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35. Westfield (South Brookfield, 20km)
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The name derives from the settlement's location W of Brookfield, which was one of the first principal settlements in the area. This was an offshoot of the Brookfield Settlement and was begun about 1822. |
| 36. Wildcat 12 (South Brookfield, 20km)
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