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Howard
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Located on E side of the Southwest Miramichi River, 3.92 km SSE of Keenan Siding: Blackville Parish, Northumberland County: settled in 1826 and named Howardville for Sir Howard Douglas (1776-1861), the lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick from 1823-1832: included Forks Cain's River: in 1871 Forks Cain's River had a population of 30: PO Cains River 1873-1918: in 1898 Cains River was a farming, fishing and lumbering settlement with 1 post office and a population of 100: also included the community of Forks: PO Howard 1918-1966.

Latitude : 46° 40'

Longitude : 65° 47'

County : Northumberland

Parish : Blackville

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Other communities within the vicinity of KilometersMiles

Community	Distance (Kilometers)	Bearing
Cains River	1.27	90° E
Keenan Siding	3.92	341° NNW
Arbeau	4.24	244° WSW

Community

Distance (Kilometers)

Bearing

Cains River

1.27

90° E

Keenan Siding

3.92

341° NNW

Arbeau

4.24

244° WSW

* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.