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Located at the head of Grand Lake, 4.28 km ESE of Minto: Canning Parish, Queens County: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Newcastle Creek as Weesopah'gel: PO 1854-1969: in 1866 Newcastle Creek was a farming settlement with approximately 64 resident families, including 12 Bailey and 10 Flower families: in 1871 Newcastle Creek and surrounding district had a population of 300: in 1898 Newcastle Creek had 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 75.

Latitude : 46° 4'

Longitude : 66° 1'

County : Queens

Parish : Canning

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Avon 2.57 270° W
Newcastle Bridge 3.17 306° NW
Newcastle Centre 3.17 54° NE
Salmon Bay 3.17 306° NW
Salmon Harbour 3.86 90° E
South Minto 3.86 270° W
Rothwell 3.86 270° W
Flowers Cove 3.93 199° SSW
Minto 4.28 296° WNW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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