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Located at the mouth of the Keswick River, 14.65 km WNW of Fredericton and 6.13 km SSE of 0518>Burtts Corner: Douglas Parish, York County: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for the Keswick River as Nookamkeechuak or "gravelly river": PO Mouth of Keswick from 1849: in 1866 Mouth of Keswick was a farming community with about 75 families, including 10 Dunphy, 6 Hawkins and 12 Yerxa families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Keswick was a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway and a settlement with 1 post office, 3 stores, 1 hotel, 2 churches and a population of 200.

Latitude : 46° 0'

Longitude : 66° 50'

County : York

Parish : Douglas

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New Brunswick cadastral maps show the basic features of the province along with the boundaries, lot number, and grantee’s name for land granted by the province. These maps are cumulative, showing all grants regardless of date.

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Rockland 2.26 145° SE
McKinley Ferry 3.71 180° S
Burgoins Ferry 3.71 180° S
Crocks Point Ferry 3.71 180° S
Lunts Ferry 3.71 180° S
Keswick Ridge 3.86 270° W
Crocks Point 3.93 161° SSE
Sisson Settlement 3.93 341° NNW
McGinley 3.93 199° SSW
McKeens Corner 3.93 199° SSW
McKinley 3.93 199° SSW
Delong 3.93 19° NNE
Sugar Island 4.29 116° ESE
Island View 4.52 145° SE
Central Keswick Ridge 4.52 215° SW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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