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Located 5.36 km NW of Kinnear Settlement: Havelock Parish, Kings County: first called Butternut Ridge for the large number of butternut trees in the region: PO 1848-1964: in 1866 Butternut Ridge was a farming community with about 65 resident families including 20 Keiths and 11 Prices: in 1871 the community and the surrounding district had a population of 500: in 1898 Butternut Ridge had 1 post office, 1 cheese factory, 1 church and a population of about 150: in 1866 it was a farming settlement with approximately 21 resident families: in 1904 Butternut Ridge was the terminus of the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway and had 4 stores, 1 mineral water factory, 1 carriage factory, 2 churches and a population of 500: PO Havelock from 1964.

Latitude : 46° 0'

Longitude : 65° 19'

County : Kings

Parish : Havelock

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Head of Ridge 2.26 35° NE
Hicksville 2.26 35° NE
Mansfield 2.26 35° NE
Alward 3.93 19° NNE
Samp Hill 4.29 244° WSW
Canaan Road 4.52 325° NW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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