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Located on the Nackawic River, 3.17 km SW of Howland Ridge, on the road to Upper Hainesville: Southampton Parish, York County: established about 1860 as a New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company settlement: the first mill was built by a Mr. Hayes: PO from 1866: in 1871 Millville had a population of 300: the area received more settlers after the adoption of the Free Grants Act in 1879: in 1898 Millville was a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway and had 1 post office, 5 stores, 1 hotel, 1 sawmill, 1 cheese factory, 1 carriage factory and a population of 300: Millville was incorporated as a village in 1966.

Latitude : 46° 8'

Longitude : 67° 12'

County : York

Parish : Southampton

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Hawkins Corner 2.26 325° NW
Greenlaw Settlement 2.26 325° NW
Southampton Junction 2.26 145° SE
Howland Ridge 3.17 54° NE
Woodstock Road 3.85 270° W
Maple Ridge 3.92 199° SSW
Park Ridge Settlement 3.92 199° SSW
Blaney Ridge 3.92 199° SSW
Hainesville 4.28 116° ESE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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