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Located on the St. John River, 3.71 km S of Simonds: Simonds Parish, Carleton County: PO 1852-1913: included McCafferty Settlement: in 1866 McCafferty Settlement was a farming community with approximately 12 families including the families of Dennis McCafferty and John McCafferty: included Palmer Settlement: in 1866 Palmer Settlement was a farming community with 22 families including the families of Jacob Palmer, Leonard Palmer, Marcus Palmer, Thomas Palmer and William Palmer: also included Prosser Settlement: in 1866 Prosser Settlement was a farming community with 6 families including the family of Silas Prosser: in 1866 Middle Simonds was a farming settlement with about 56 resident families: in 1871 Middle Simonds and the surrounding district had a population of 450: in 1898 Middle Simonds had 1 post office, 1 store, 3 churches and a population of 200.

Latitude : 46° 18'

Longitude : 67° 33'

County : Carleton

Parish : Simonds

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Mouth of Becaguimec 1.28 90° E
Becaguimic 1.28 90° E
Hartland 1.28 90° E
Kennedy Settlement 1.28 90° E
Somerville 1.28 90° E
Upper Brighton 1.85 0° N
Hale 3.71 0° N
Simonds 3.71 0° N
St. Thomas 4.27 296° WNW
Victoria Corner 4.51 145° SE
Walton Settlement 4.51 215° SW
Waterville 4.51 215° SW
Bowyers Corner 4.51 145° SE
Rockwell Settlement 4.51 215° SW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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