Marion Bridge (Cape Breton Island, B1K 1C0)
1. Big Ridge Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The name, given before 1872, is descriptive. Settlement here began in the mid-1800s.
2. Campbelldale Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
Named for early settlers. Malcolm McLean received a land grant here in 1864.
3. Caribou Marsh Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
Natives called the place Kalebooakade, 'caribou place.'
4. Hillside (Sydney) Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The name is descriptive. In 1803 a large land grant was made to Hon. William Despard, but settlement did not begin until some years later. In the 1870s the Hill family had a shingle sawmill here.
5. Huntington Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
Named for the Huntington family. Caleb Huntington came here from the US in 1807 and bought land on the side of Morien Bay, later settling on the Mira River.
6. Marion Bridge Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The place is said to have been named for the builder of the bridge. The first settlers came from North Uist, Scotland, between 1824 and 1834.
7. Rock Elm Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
In 1804 William and Alexander Haire received large land grants here. Settlement by Scots began in the 1820s.
8. Salmon River Road Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
In 1806, 43 men applied for a tract of land on which to settle at Malavat Cook or Salmon River. William Harrington was granted land here in 1871.
9. Sandfield (Cape Breton) / Mineral Rock Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
10. Silver Mine Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
Silver was found here in 1881. Norman McDonald had a land grant here in 1860.
11. Woodbine Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
Named for the proliferation of that plant. William Lamont had the first land grant here, in 1847.
  12. Big Ridge South Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  13. Caribou Marsh 29 Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  14. Hillsdale Road Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  15. Juniper Mountain Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  16. Marion Bridge Road Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  17. Oakfield (Cape Breton) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  18. Trout Brook Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  19. Two Rivers Wildlife Park Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
20. Blacketts Lake (Sydney Forks, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Named for Walter W. Blackett from London, England, who settled here in 1818.
21. Howie Centre (Sydney Forks, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
In 1825, John, James and Alexander Howie and Benjamin Cossitt applied for lands that had been granted to Hon. Thomas Townsend in 1790, but which he had forfeited. Their grant was made in 1827.
22. Meadows Road (Sydney Forks, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
George Kentley came here in 1811 and stayed for 18 months.
23. Sydney Forks (Sydney Forks, 11km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
The name was in use as early as 1811. Philip Ingouville from Jersey received a land grant here in 1788, which he called Hampton Court.
24. Beechmont (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Named for hilly countryside covered by beech trees. Peter Delisle from the Island of Guernsey received a large land grant in 1829.
  25. Beechmont North (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
26. Coxheath (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
A grant of land made to Capt. William Cox in 1790 was named Coxheath. Copper has been mined intermittently here since 1881.
  27. Dutch Brook (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
28. Edwardsville (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
The place name includes the point of land on which it is located ,which was named to honour Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria.
29. Frenchvale (Frenchville) (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
The early settlers in 1823 were French from France and Miquelon Island.
30. Gibbon (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Named for the Gibbons family whose members lived here in the late 1800s. Settlement likely began in the late 1780s. In 1786 land was granted here to Samuel Sparrow and Alexander Haire.
31. Jefferson (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Likely named for Thomas Jefferson, third president of the US. Land was granted to Ebenezer Brewer here in 1788.
  32. Johnson Lake Nature Reserve (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
33. Membertou (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Membertou, named after Grand Chief Membertou (1510-1611), is one of five Mi’kmaq communities in Cape Breton and one of thirteen Mi’kmaq communities within the province of Nova Scotia.
  34. Membertou 28B (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
35. Mira Road / Membertou (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Located immediately east of Sydney, and now joined with Sydney as part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Mira Road was originally built in the 18th century by French military forces from Fortress Louisbourg.
  36. North West Arm (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
37. Point Edward (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Named in the 1790s for Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), father of Queen Victoria, who served as commander of the British forces in Nova Scotia from 1794-1800.
  38. Prime Brook (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  39. Rear Balls Creek (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  40. Sydney River (Sydney River, 14km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review