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Located 4.29 km WSW of Clarks Corners, on the road to Lakeville Corner: Sheffield Parish, Sunbury County and Canning Parish, Queens County: Ganong identified the Mi'kmaq name as Maquah'pak: PO 1861-1912: in 1866 Maquapit Lake was a farming settlement with 50 families, including 6 Clark, 7 Hunter and 6 Vandine families: in 1871 it had a population of 100: in 1898 Maquapit Lake had 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 50.

Latitude : 45° 56'

Longitude : 66° 11'

County : Sunbury

Parish : Sheffield

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Carlow 2.26 325° NW
Hall 3.18 234° SW
Clarks Corners 4.29 64° ENE
Coys Mills 4.29 64° ENE
Scotchtown 4.52 145° SE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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